On 25^th September 2020, Discover 21, Inc. issued an announcement, “Apology and notice regarding book recall” on their homepage. It publicized that its publication violated OUP’s copyrighted title, Oxford Collocations Dictionary for students of English Second Edition (ISBN: 978-0-19-432538-7).
 
Discover 21, Inc. has already taken action to recall copies of the concerned publication and it has agreed to suspend the publication of the revised version.
 
We are currently discussing with Discover 21, Inc. to resolve this matter and will further update if necessary.
 
Copyright infringement is not simply a breach of rights, but an act of wasting and deriding the efforts and contributions of many people involved in publishing works, such as authors and editors. OUP responds very strictly toward any form of copyright infringement.

We are very saddened to learn that Ritsuko Nakata passed away on 1 September 2020.
 
As a co-author of the bestselling Let’s Go series and founder of the IIEEC Teacher Training Center, Ritsuko dedicated her career to the teaching of English to young learners.
 
Born and educated in the USA, Ritsuko moved to Japan early in her teaching career, where she began experimenting with more practical, effective ways to get children to learn English. Her focus on getting students to ask questions as well as answer them and to thus be able to engage in more natural dialogue is a cornerstone of the Let’s Go approach. The series was a pioneer when it was first published in 1992, setting the standard for many others that followed; now in its 5th edition, it remains a market leader. In fact, one of Ritsuko’s great pleasures was meeting English teachers who had studied with Let’s Go when they were children and who were now using the series in their own classrooms. She was a wonderful mentor and teacher trainer who could get roomfuls of teachers on their feet and practicing her signature action-based routines. Always kind and always enthusiastic, she was especially skilled at inspiring new teachers, putting them at ease, and helping them to feel confident in their teaching. 
 
It’s no exaggeration to say that through her work, a lifetime of teaching, authoring, and training, Ritsuko has touched the lives of millions of primary teachers and students -- in Japan where she lived, across Asia, and around the world. She leaves an amazing legacy and her loss will be keenly felt by the staff at OUP and all those who knew her.  We send our deepest condolences to her husband and three daughters, as well as to her fellow Let’s Go authors.

We have received several inquiries about video streaming storybook readings to children using our products such as Oxford Reading Tree (ORT).

As long as you use and enjoy reading ORT and other products at your home or individually, there is no issue. However, if you upload or stream any video or audio of our copyright materials via the internet, it will infringe our copyrights. Therefore, please refrain from doing so.

Additionally, we have provided an explanation of our position regarding the treatment of copyrighted materials in the course of school lessons under new Article 35 of the Copyright Act in Japan. Please view the statement above.

If you have any question on this matter, please email elt.japan@oup.com

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In order to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) we are recommending all employees work from home or work staggered hours. As a result, our customer service will only be available from 10:30 to 16:00.
Our UK offices have also been temporarily closed and staff are working remotely where possible. Under these circumstances, responses to inquiries and delays in delivery may be impacted.
We apologize for any inconvenience, and we appreciate your understanding.

The operating hours of our telephone service have changed from 9:30 - 17:00 to 10:00 - 17:00. 
Thank you for your understanding.

We’re excited to announce the launch of Oxford Reading Club - a smart new way to read digital Graded Readers by Oxford University Press.
 
Get unlimited access to 900 e-books from 12 different series including Oxford Reading Tree and Bookworms, plus a range of easy-to-use features for learners and teachers, such as audio, quizzes, and a Learning Management System. For a low monthly cost, students can read as much as they want, whenever they want; while teachers can manage lessons and track student progress easily and efficiently.
 
Oxford Reading Club is the comprehensive reading solution for all educational institutions from private language schools to universities. Find out more.
 

Due to the upcoming rise in consumption tax, as well as increased carrier costs over the past 12 months, our shipping fee per order will change from 300 JPY to 400 JPY including tax, on 1 October 2019. 

For purchases over 10,000 JPY excluding tax, or purchases of digital products or services, shipping will remain free of charge. 

If you have any questions about the change, please contact us. We appreciate your understanding and continuing support. 

Get practical recommendations from our experts on giving empowering feedback to learners, and find out why effective feedback is the key to assessment for learning. Download the paper.

Over the past seven years the Oxford Big Read Competition has motivated thousands of students across Japan to read in English. Learn more about this year's competition and register your students today! Find out more

Available only from our website, this special collection contains 32 books covering reading levels 1-3 and a parent guidebook. It’s the perfect pack for building a foundation in reading for children aged 3 and up. Learn more

Findings from our latest ELT Position Paper 'The Role of the First Language in English Medium Instruction' show that incorporation of students' first language leads to better results in English. Find out more: download the free paper.

What were the most popular OUP books among scholars and general readers in Japan for 2018? Check out our bestseller list, which includes top-selling higher education textbooks and titles on Japan. View the full list.

This year's Oxford Day was our biggest yet. With plenary talks from Michael Swan and Catherine Walter, it was an exhilarating day of expert talks, ending with an enjoyable networking reception. Watch the video. 

Emma, from the Bookworms series, and Mulan, from Classic Tales, both won in their categories at the 2018 Language Learner Literature Awards. Every year the Extensive Reading Foundation recognizes the best new works of language learner literature in English and awards one winner in each of six categories. Also selected as finalists this year were It's Hot, The Snow Tigers and Hope on Turtle Island, from the Oxford Read and Imagine. Learn more.

This year's Longman-History Today prize awarded OUP author, Emily Jones, for her Oxford Historical Monograph, Edmund Burke & The Invention of Modern Conservatism, 1830–1914. This is a prestigious prize, awarded by both Longman and History Today magazine since 1997, to foster a wiser understanding of, and enthusiasm for, history and is awarded for an author's first or second book. Learn more about the award.

The VSI catalogue has been updated for the first time in one and half years, with upcoming titles added. A5, 96pp. In order to request copies, please contact us at ag.japan@oupcom including the catalogue number JP001074, your full name, shipping address, phone number and the number of copies you wish to have.

The author of Supporting Learners with Dyslexia in the ELT Classroom (Oxford University Press 2017), Michele Daloiso was awarded the 2017 Ben Warren-International House Trust Prize. This biennial award is given to the author or authors of the most outstanding work in the field of language teacher education. Daloiso teaches English and Italian language at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice and is the director of the DEAL Research Group, which investigates innovative language teaching methodologies for students with learning differences. 

The noun, youthquake, is defined as 'a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people’. The data collated by the Oxford Dictionaries editors shows a fivefold increase in usage of youthquake in 2017 compared to 2016, the word having first struck in a big way in June with the UK's general election at its epicenter. Please click here for more details on the Word of the Year 2017.

Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene, published by OUP, has been voted the most influential science book of all time in a public poll held by the Royal Society to celebrate 30 years of their book awards. Second place was awarded to Bill Bryson for A Short History of Nearly Everything, followed closely by Charles Darwin' s On the Origin of Species. For more details, please visit the Royal Society website.

We are pleased to inform that the long-awaited Oxford Reading Tree (ORT) Tadoku Pack ‘with CD’ version is now available. This pack contains all ORT packs from Stage 1+ to 9 (30 packs, total 180 books) and 30 audio CDs. This special pack, suitable for schools and libraries interested in extensive reading, is now available for purchase only on the OUP Japan website. Learn more.

The Say It: Pronunciation from Oxford app has won the 2016 ESU (English Speaking Union) President's Award in the category of new technology in English language teaching. This app improves pronunciation and fluency using content from OUP's dictionaries. You can listen to 30,000 model recordings, record yourself and compare your pronunciation both by listening and by visually comparing the audio waves. This visual recognition helps students understand key sounds. Learn more about the award.

Due to a recent security release from Adobe Flash Player, some of our products that include  CD-ROMs/Multi-ROMs may require an update to function properly. If you are currently using any CD-ROMs/Multi-ROMs listed below, please click here to download your software update. You will find a file to download and install on your computer as well as step-by-step instructions to help you. If you experience any issues while installing this update, or after the installation, please get in touch with us by email at eltsupport@oup.com or by phone at +44 (0)1865 910007.  We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience.

Products affected by this issue:
Show and Tell / Express English for Aviation / Express English for Cabin Crew / Express English for Football / English for Socializing

We are pleased to announce the new and improved Oxford Kids' Club website! Find the latest news, event information and useful teaching tips and ideas for teachers of young learners. Visit the website now.

Since their release, the ORT audio pen and audio stickers have been well received among ORT fans. We are pleased to announce the audio stickers for stages 4 and 5 are now available! Visit the product page to find out more and purchase.

The authors of Exploring Psychology in Language Learning and Teaching: Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers (Oxford University Press 2015), Marion Williams, Sarah Mercer and Stephen Ryan was awarded the 2015 Ben Warren-International House Trust Prize. This biennial award is given to the author or authors of the most outstanding work in the field of language teacher education. Co-author Stephen Ryan is a professor at Senshu University based in Tokyo, and his research covers various aspects of psychology in language learning.

OUP was commissioned by Otsu City Board of Education in Shiga as their partner in a project to research and develop an ICT-based teaching methodology for their Foreign Language Activities classes. OUP will provide ELT materials along with a customised curriculum, lesson plans and extensive teacher training programme to enable all homeroom teachers in the city's 37 elementary schools to conduct English lessons with confidence and improve student proficiency. Please click here for more details.

Henry Widdowson, a world-renowned linguist and ELT expert, was awarded theELTons 2015 British Council Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is one of the most prestigious in English Language Teaching and awarded to an ELT professional who has made a significant contribution to the field throughout his/her career. Mr Widdowson is a former series advisor of Oxford Applied Linguistics, series editor ofOxford Introductions to Language Study and series advisor for the Oxford Bookworms Collection, as well as author of Teaching Language as Communication.

OUP author Marina Warner (Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford) has been named 2015 laureate of the Holberg Prize, the largest annual international prize awarded to outstanding researchers in the arts and humanities, social science, law, or theology. Warner, whose most recent work Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Talewas published by OUP in October, received the honour for her analysis of stories and myths and how they reflect their time and place. This title has also received the Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award, which highlights and promotes distinguished titles published in the field of storytelling.

Classical Studies author Robert L. Fowler (Henry Overton Wills Professor of Greek, University of Bristol) was awarded the Society for Classical Studies' highly esteemedCharles J. Goodwin Award of Merit for his 2013 book, Early Greek Mythography: Volume 2: Commentary. The work was published as the companion volume to his previous publication, Early Greek Mythography: Volume 1: Text and Introduction, which was released in 2001. According to the judging panel, the book'leaves us with a truly three-dimensional view of the landscape we have lost,' and that'it might well be the new model for reconstructive commentaries of our century'.