Welcome to Versatile ELT Publishing
This is the home of English language learning books and courses that blend discovery learning, corpus linguistics, and pedagogical insight.
If you're looking for practical, research-informed resources to help you teach or learn English more effectively, you're in the right place.
Everything here is written, co-authored, or edited by James Thomas, one of whose key tenets is that you can do more with more.
You can do more with more
More money means buying more. More time means achieving more. More vocabulary means using the language more effectively.
- The wider and deeper your vocabulary, the better your reading, writing, speaking and listening.
- An active vocabulary is the result of active vocabulary study activities.
- Students who build a large, well-connected vocabulary are more able to use language Fluently, Accurately, Sophisticatedly and Idiomatically – FASI.
- Vocabulary-building involves creative and critical thinking, which in turn enable clearer expression and deeper understanding.
Most Versatile publications foster FASI.
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