Gisborne’s Professor Jack Richards has been named one of the 50 most influential language teaching specialists in the world — and the only Kiwi. Reporter Kim Parkinson meets the man known for his generosity in supporting the arts, at his summer home Tiromoana in Okitu.
Read the rest of the Gisborne Herald article here.
Professor Richards’ home in Gisborne has been featured in NZ Gardener Magazine
There comes a time in a well-travelled person’s life when the siren song of home becomes more insistent.
For many years, Jack Richards, a professor of linguistics, and his partner, Won Gyu Moon, divided their time between international work commitments, and their homes in Sydney and Korea. Richards’ frenetic schedule of lecturing, writing and touring made breaks in his home town of Gisborne all the more precious…
The article is available online here: Gisborne’s Garden Over the Sea: A Sanctuary for Nature and Art
Jack Richards is now offering travel support to all competitors who reach the finals in the New Zealand Chamber Music Competition, an annual competition for school chamber music groups that attracts over 500 entrants every year.
Some 40 make their way to the national finals that are held either in Wellington, Auckland or Christchurch and all will now receive a Jack Richards travel grant.
The second edition of Dr. Richards' book Curriculum Development in Language Teaching has been published.
The new edition is a substantial revision of the first edition and contains 60% of new content