The Editor
Welcome to ESL Young Learners! I hope you enjoy using the materials here on this website.
My name is Kieran McGovern and I write books and online materials for English language learners. These include original stories like Race Against Time, (Heinemann) and Love by Design (Macmillan) and simplified versions of classics like Henry James' Washington Square. You can see a partial list of my books here.
I was very pleased that three of my readers (including my version of The Secret Garden) were singled out for 'their particular excellence' in Bamford & Day's Extensive Reading in the Second Language Classroom (Cambridge, 1998). The authors very kindly described me as being 'amongst the best writers of language learner materials in English.’
You can read a short extract from one of the selected readers here - there's also an audio recording and learning activities here.
I have been a regular guest blogger for the BBC World Service Learning English Blog, most recently in January 2011. I also have a new blog: English Language FAQ and post for the Macmillan Dictionary Blog & the OUP ELT Global Blog. I have also written for Ming Pao Daily and IATEFL Voices.
He currently teaches in Bath, UK and edit ESOL eBooks. My websites - including ESOL eBooks - feature in Tips for Teaching with Call(2008, Pearson/Longman).
I'm lucky enough to teach in Bath, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Bristol is very special, too, even if it does rain occasionally!
You can follow me on Twitter @eslreading
Love by Design: Elementary (Macmillan Reader)
