F. Oberlin University. In recent years, he has been actively involved in ELT materials design, having co-authored two critically acclaimed themed coursebooks, Fiction in Action: Whodunit (ABAX, 2010) and Widgets: A task-based course in practical English (Pearson, 2008). He has presented widely as a featured or plenary speaker at conferences throughout Asia. His other recent interests include narrow reading, ELT teacher development, and literature in the EFL classroom. He (sometimes) maintains a blog on task-based teaching at http://widgets-hq.com.