Taiwanese-born pianist Ting Chia Hsu 
– currently studying at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music – has won first prize in the International Piano Competition Teresa Llacuna in Valence France, held in April 2014.
His participation in the competition was sponsored by Jack Richards.
Professor Richards talked about some of the changes in teaching and publishing that are taking place as a result of increased use of technology at the Annual International IATEFL Conference & Exhibition in Birmingham.
Dr. Richards talks about his life and career in Volume 31-02 of the English Australia
Journal in 10 Questions for Jack C. Richards
You’d be hard pressed to find anyone in ELT with the depth and range of experience of
this month’s interviewee. Jack C. Richards is a homegrown talent, born in New Zealand, and in his more than 40 years in the industry, he has taught and presented in numerous countries, including Canada, Singapore and Hong Kong, and has written over 150 articles and books…
Photos from Dr. Richards’ appearance at the Dr. Tien Chang Lin Technology Innovation Foundation Lecture Series in Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Welcome to my newly designed website. I look forward to sharing information about my activities here and hope you enjoy exploring the site.
Jack C. Richards
There is a new feature on the website – Teaching Tips from Practitioners. This is where Professor Richards invites teachers to share examples of innovative, creative and effective teaching practices.
If you’d like to share a tip, please click here.
From time to time Dr. Richards will respond to questions posed to him here.Only general questions related to important issues in language teaching will be answered. Questions on other issues will not be acknowledged or answered.
In many instances the information you need can be found on the internet so please search there before contacting Dr. Richards with a question.
Photos from Dr. Richards seminars in Bushehr, Iran, March 2016
The International TESOL organization as part of their 50th anniversary have honored Jack Richards as one of the 50 TESOL specialists worldwide to have made a significant impact on language teaching in the last 50 years.
A book edited by David Nunan and Jack Richards, Language Learning Beyond the Classroom, has received an excellent write-up in ELT Journal. Reviewer Phil Benson concluded:
Nunan and Richards end their preface to the book by outlining several themes that emerge from it. Out-of-class activities, they argue, address some of the limitations of classroom-based learning, especially through opportunities for authentic language use and real communication. Benefits include, in addition to the development of language and communication skills, enhanced confidence and motivation, personal growth, and intercultural awareness. They also conclude that there is a need to integrate out-of-class and classroom learning, by setting clear goals for out-of-class activities, preparing students, and providing follow-up activities. These are sound conclusions to a book that deserves to be widely read and discussed.
The full review is available at the ELT Journal website.
The MTG Hawke’s Bay, a regional museum in Napier, New Zealand, is exhibiting a selection of vases from the Jack C Richards collection during 2016.
See Lixin Zhang play on the Tiromoana Summer Concerts page…
Professor Merrill Swain interviewed Dr. Richards in January 2016 about his new book: Key Issues in Language Teaching.
As long-time supporter of the Gisborne International Music Competition, Jack has been invited to become the patron of the event.
Season’s greetings from children whose English lessons Dr. Richards sponsors at a language institute in Antigua, Guatemala.
Ms. Jane Putnam has been appointed curator of the Jack C Richards decorative arts collection. In this capacity she will develop a data base for the several hundred items in the collection, monitor the condition of items, prepare documentation on pieces and liaise with galleries displaying items from the collection.
Key Issues in Language Teaching – a major overview and discussion of the field of English language teaching, was published in September 2015, by Cambridge University Press. Jack has been working on this project for over 5 years. The final book is 826 pages and is available both as a print book and an e-book.
Jack’s 12 year old piano protégé Joshua Han won his second international young pianist’s competition in less than a year, winning both the Category A 1st Prize as well as the Audience Prize at the prestigious Aarhus International Piano Competition for young pianists in Denmark in March 2015. In August 2014 Joshua won the first prize in the Ettlingen International Competition for Young Pianists, in Ettlingen, Germany.
Josh and his family were guests at Jack’s New Zealand summer house in January 2015, and Josh and his brother Oscar – a very talented violinist – performed at a charity concert in Gisborne.
The piano concerto commissioned by Jack from New Zealand composer Gareth Farr in 2014, had a repeat performance on April 1 2015.
Pianist Tony Lee returned to perform the concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London.