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Product DescriptionNavigate is a brand new, six-level General English course tailored exclusively to adults. The course takes an innovative approach to reading and listening based on academic research as to how adults best learn languages. It teaches reading and listening from the bottom up, giving learners theskills they need to understand the next text they will read and hear, not just the one they are reading or hearing now. The content has been extensively piloted and reviewed in ELT classrooms across the world, giving teachers the confidence that it really works.The first 3 levels are publishing early 2015 (A2, B1 and B1+) with the next 3 levels following early 2016.About the AuthorCatherine is an English language teacher, teacher educator and materials developer. With Michael Swan, Catherine is the author of numerous English language teaching books. She lectures in applied linguistics at the University of Oxford and the quality of Catherine's university teaching hasbeen recognised by a lifetime UK Higher Education National Teaching Fellowship. Her research interests include second language reading and pedagogical grammar. She has a special interest in the teaching and learning of students with disabilities. Catherine is a past President of IATEFL and remainsactive in the association. She is also the Chair of the British Council's English Language Advisory Group.