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The Fluency Course site now has a blog, and the most recent post might be of interest.
The Fluency Course site now has a blog, and the most recent post might be of interest.
We finally have a dedicated website for the Fluency Course materials. It’s very embrionic at the moment, but eventually will have digital samples from all the books, teacher guides, order forms, etc.
I will still post updates here and write about how we are running our Academy classes, etc. but for the latest information about the Fluency Course textbooks please go to our website.
I am once again here to explain how our materials are evolving without being able to provide a firm date you will be able to order them, prices, or any other useful information.
The good news is that the latest evolution has made them much more user-friendly and more commercially viable.
The bad news is that we are unlikely to have them ready for people to order before March.
As we discussed in September last year (September? Really? Feels like several years ago), we were able to consolidate the speaking cards into worksheets and thus remove a hugely time-consuming and expensive constraint. After using the worksheets for several months, I can happily say they are just as good as the index cards were, and much more user-friendly.
However, five textbooks per year, plus a bunch of extra things that would need to be downloaded/printed, was not ideal.
So now we have managed to consolidate the components even more, and will end up with the following for each level:
Textbook 1a (units 1-24) 230 pages
Textbook 1b (units 25-48) 230 pages
Workbook 1 (units 1-48) 100 pages
All components are incorporated into the textbook now.
Textbook 2a (units 1-24) 200+ pages
Textbook 2b (units 25-48) 200+ pages
Workbook 2 (units 1-48) 100 pages
All components are incorporated into the textbook now.
Textbook 3a (units 1-24) 200+ pages
Textbook 3b (units 25-48) 200+ pages
All components are incorporated into the textbook now.
I know it has been a long wait, but the materials have definitely improved in the latest iteration so hopefully it will be worth it. There should be samples available this year, and some small orders may be possible.
Pre-orders coming soon!
Just got the prototypes back from the printer. A few small typos, but good enough for now!