The Story behind the Book: Practices That Work: Bringing Learners to Professional Proficiency in World Languages (Garza)
This week's blog post is the next in the series of book back stories and is the story behind Practices That Work , edited by Dr. Thomas Jesús Garza. From the publisher - This is one story whose back story I know very well. I created it! For years, a What Works in developing high levels of foreign language proficiency was wildly popular, especially at government language institutes where outcomes are intently monitored. It was a simple book with a powerful message, a small book with a big impact, short recipes by famous "language chefs" who had, as a team, led the now-closed Coalition of Distinguished Language Centers. It was known by many as " the little yellow book." Over time, it became dated. Over time the publishing rights migrated to MSI Press LLC (long story for another time). Over time, the original authors ("language chefs") retired (and, in some cases, alas, died). What to do with the book rights became a question, especiall...