The first performance of Gareth Farr’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, commissioned by Jack Richards, was performed with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and pianist Tony Lee on March 28, 2014. The concerto has received rave reviews on its first performance. Read the reviews here, here and here.
New Publication
The third edition of Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching was published in March 2014 by Cambridge University Press..
MEXTESOL Journal celebrates its 40th anniversary
The journal of the Mexican TESOL Association – MEXTESOL Journal – will shortly celebrate its 40th anniversary. To celebrate the anniversary the journal will add a special feature to each issue, described as “A Vintage Article–an article that has had great influence on our readers or that has a place in the history of ELT.” They have chosen to feature an article by Jack Richards published in the journal in 1994 entitled Teacher Thinking and Foreign Language Teaching.
Birthday Celebrations
In 2013 Dr. Richards’ birthday celebration was held at the Sydney Conservatory of Music.