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Literacy, Language, Text Types and Grammar
Teaching Language in Context Revised Edition
Beverly Derewianka & Pauline Jones 9780190354633 | January 2026 | oup.com.au/derewiankare
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Teaching Language in Context reveals how an explicit understanding of how language works can help students make informed teaching choices. Written by two Australian experts in the field, and with a functional approach to literacy, it equips students with the knowledge to refine their own literacy capacities.
Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education 4e
Develop practical language and literacy pedagogies for early childhood education with explicit links to the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum throughout. Assists pre-service teachers plan for play-based learning, collaborative learning and learning through exploration and discovery.
Teaching and Learning Primary English
Damon Thomas & Angela Thomas 9780190325725 | November 2021 | oup.com.au/thomas
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Written for initial teacher education (ITE) students and practising primary school teachers, this text addresses the complexities of English teaching and builds deep understandings of the often complicated, crowded, and interconnected landscape of English education.
Literacy: Reading, Writing and Children’s Literature 6e
Gordon Winch, Rosemary Ross Johnston, Paul March, Lesley Ljungdahl & Marcelle Holliday 9780190310561 | January 2020 | oup.com.au/winch6e LR
Illustrates how pre-service teachers can use theory in their classrooms across reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing. Reflecting the changing nature of literacy in the modern world and the impact of
Literacy, Language, Text Types and Grammar
Write Ways 5e
Lesley Wing Jan & Susan Taylor 9780190318574 | June 2020 | oup.com.au/wingjan5e
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A practical, user-friendly text for pre-service and practising teachers. Explains how to teach students to write in all the major text types across the curriculum and provides clear, useful examples of classroom practice, planning and assessment. It encourages students to create and respond to a range of texts, as well as using literature to inspire students to develop as thoughtful, competent and engaged writers.
Literacies in EarlyChildhood
Introduction to Speech, Language and Literacy
Edited by Sharynne McLeod & Jane McCormack
9780195527926 | November 2015 | oup.com.au/mcleod
A theoretical and detailed understanding of speech, language and literacy acquisition outlining application of this understanding to individuals of different ages and developmental stages. Covers both those who are developing typically and those with speech, language and literacy difficulties to help students and professionals in education, speech pathology and linguistics alike.
Literacies in Early Childhood: Foundations for Equity and Quality
Edited by Annette Woods & Beryl Exley
9780190305147 | December 2019 | oup.com.au/woods
A rigorous and engaging foundational text offering access to a broad range of voices and perspectives on quality literacy learning and teaching, and on how equity and literacy come together in education. It takes a balanced approach to literacy learning in early childhood education, valuing the child as a learner and respecting the teacher as a professional.
Teaching Literacies: Pedagogies and Diversity 2e
Edited by Robyn Henderson
9780190306380 | October 2018 | oup.com.au/henderson2e
Provides the foundations for understanding issues and challenges in working with students across primary and secondary through theoretically grounded socio-cultural perspectives of literacies. Helps pre-service teachers identify the literacy needs of young people and develop appropriate and effective pedagogies for students from different backgrounds and with different life experiences and
Australian Literature for Young People
Rosemary Ross Johnston
9780195527902 | July 2017 | oup.com.au/johnston
Suited for primary, secondary and pre-service teachers, this text familiarises readers with the knowledge of Australia’s rich and distinctive history, people, art and literature. It addresses key contemporary concerns such as the need to be creative and imaginative, to think across disciplines, and to communicate and collaborate to encourage students to engage more deeply with literature.
Writing Right with Text Types
Matthew Zbaracki
9780195527919 | October 2015 | oup.com.au/zbaracki
Explores the critical components of language and writing including grammar, setting up the classroom for writing, modelling writing to students and assessment to inspire young writers. Theory is brought to life through numerous teaching ideas and case studies with discussion on typical text type genres taught in primary schools and the future of teaching children to write.
Language and Learning: An Introduction for Teaching 6e
Marie Emmitt, Matthew Zbaracki, Linda Komesaroff & John Pollock 9780195522266 | November 2014 | oup.com.au/emmitt6e
Written specifically for Australian pre-service teachers, this text explores the aspects of language including: purposes and use of language, the linguistic basis of language, language-learning, the influence of new technologies on language and learning, and the implications of language knowledge for teaching.
A foundational text to introduce pre-service teachers to grammar and build their understanding of the concepts in a straightforward and accessible style. Provides coverage of the parts of speech, phrases, clauses and punctuation that equips pre-service teachers with a range of skills and strategies to apply to their own writing and future classroom teaching.
Literacy, Language, Text Types and Grammar
Maths, Science, Health and Technology
The Grammar Handbook
Gordon Winch
9780195529098 | October 2013 | oup.com.au/winch
An essential reference for English grammar, punctuation and usage. Introduced in a logical sequence, it is ideal for undergraduate students seeking additional assistance with their grammar in any language activity from word, phrase and sentence through to text level.
Language, Literacy and Literature
Alyson Simpson, Simone White, Peter Freebody & Barbara Comber 9780195575316 | November 2012 | oup.com.au/simpson
Language, Literacy and Literature combines these three concepts within a pedagogical framework that leads readers through a series of learning processes to develop curiosity, collaboration and willingness to ‘give things a go’. Challenges pre-service teachers to question what they think they know, as well as discover what they need to know through a range of practical exercises and activities to assist in building habits of reflexive practice.
Teaching Mathematics: Foundations to Middle Years 4e
Dianne Siemon, Kim Beswick, Elizabeth Warren, Rhonda Faragher, Marj Horne, Jodie Miller, Dan Jazby, Margarita Breed 9780190354602 | May 2026 | oup.com.au/siemon4e
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Now in its fourth edition, this text has been revised to include a greater emphasis on pattern and structure and the role of language in developing a deep understanding of mathematics from the early to middle years of schooling.
Mathematics in Early Childhood Education 2e
Amy MacDonald 9780190338756 | August 2023 | oup.com.au/amymacdonald
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Explores mathematics in a range of early childhood contexts, including home, playgroup, childcare, preschool, and school to help pre-service teachers increase confidence and build up a comprehensive professional identity as a mathematics educator.
Teaching with Technologies
Teaching with Technologies 2e
Jennifer Howell & Natalie McMaster 9780195598391 | March 2022 | oup.com.au/howell2e
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Provides a framework for educators to implement a digital pedagogy best suited to the phase of learning they are teaching in – early years, primary or secondary. Helps ensure learning outcomes are met with the support of technology and provides the knowledge and skills to develop a digital pedagogy on their own.
Teaching Health and Physical Education in Early Childhood and the Primary Years
Edited by Natalie McMaster 9780190311476 | April 2019 | oup.com.au/mcmaster
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Written to align with the Australian Curriculum for Health and Physical Education, this text provides preservice teachers and educators with practical, evidence-based strategies to teach Health and Physical Education in Early Childhood Education and Care and primary school contexts.
Maths, Science, Health and Technology
Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences in the Primary School 4e
Ruth Reynolds 9780190311360 | October 2018 | oup.com.au/reynolds4e
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This comprehensive and foundational text provides an overview of how to teach in the humanities and social sciences areas of the curriculum, while providing practical strategies and contemporary teaching techniques to take into the classroom. The cross-curriculum priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures, Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia, and Sustainability are incorporated throughout each chapter.
Connecting with Science Education 2e
Edited by Robyn Gregson & Nathaniel Doidge 9780190309343 | May 2018 | oup.com.au/gregson2e
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Supports pre-service teachers as they enter the professional world by connecting theory to practice, incorporating STEM and Indigenous science knowledge with a balanced coverage of biological, physical and chemical sciences. Encourages creativity and curiosity in teaching with plenty of practical classroom-based activities.
Maths Skills for Success at University
Kathy Brady & Tiffany Winn
9780190302931 | October 2017 | oup.com.au/brady
An easy-to-use reference and revision guide that prepares students with the essential mathematics skills to succeed at university. Full of Australian examples that students will encounter in their everyday life and while studying to give them the confidence to succeed.
Investigating Mathematics, Science and Technology in Early Childhood
Amy MacDonald & John Rafferty 9780195529906 | July 2015 | oup.com.au/macdonald
Holistically explores the ways young children develop meaningful learning experiences in mathematics, science and technology through play and investigation. Provides clear explanations and examples of concepts and processes to help pre-service educators build content knowledge and confidence for classroom practice.
Numeracy in Early Childhood
Numeracy in Early Childhood: Shared Contexts for Teaching and Learning
Agnes Macmillan
9780195567021 | August 2009 | oup.com.au/macmillan
Focuses on using everyday language and objects with play-based pedagogy in teaching, providing practical models and guides to facilitate numeracy education. Framed within a sociocultural perspective, this text shows how everyday interactions shape young children’s mathematical thinking.
Building Numeracy: From Assessment to Conceptual Understanding and Fluency
George Booker 9780190330347 | September 2021 | oup.com.au/booker
Designed to assist teachers in developing expertise and confidence in diagnosing student difficulties. Using evidence based strategies, this book explores how mathematical concepts are connected, how to plan and implement intervention programs and ways to overcome misconceptions.
Challenging Mathematical Tasks: Unlocking the Potential of all Students
Peter Sullivan
9780190303808 | August 2017 | oup.com.au/cmt
Explores the idea that students learn best when they work on problems that they do not yet know how to solve and rather than having teachers instruct them, students prefer to work out solutions for themselves.
Open-Ended Maths Activities: Using ‘Good’ Questions to Enhance Learning in Mathematics Revised Edition
Peter Sullivan & Pat Lilburn
9780190304034 | July 2017 | oup.com.au/oema
Discusses the features of ‘good’ mathematical questions, providing practical advice on how teachers can create their own open-ended and problem-solving questions effectively.
Play-based Learning
It’s Arts Play: Young Children Belonging, Being and Becoming through the Arts 3e
Judith Dinham & Beryl Chalk
9780190354664 | January 2026 | oup.com.au/dinham3e
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This third edition is grounded in contemporary research about arts and early childhood education and aligns with the Australian Curriculum: The Arts and the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) V2.0. It demonstrates how the EYLF V2.0’s core themes of Belonging, Being and Becoming are naturally and powerfully realised through arts experiences.
Education in the Arts 3e
Christine Sinclair, Neryl Jeanneret, John O’Toole & Mary Ann Hunter
9780195527940 | October 2017 | oup.com.au/sinclair3e
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Grounded in theory and research with links to teaching practice, this text helps pre-service teachers apply what they are learning to new contexts and encourages them to become reflective and mindful practitioners when implementing arts practices into their teaching.
Drama: Learning Connections in Primary Schools 2e
Barbara Poston-Anderson
9780195576993 | September 2012 | oup.com.au/postonanderson2e
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A comprehensive resource designed to help students learn how to teach drama and successfully integrate it with other areas of the curriculum. Enhanced with rich pedagogy, this book combines a solid coverage of theory with practical strategies for using drama as a learning tool. The book also contains a wealth of activities that pre-service teachers can take into the classroom and use with confidence.
Early Years Learning in Australian Natural Environments
Fran Hughes, Sue Elliott, Karen Anderson & Barbara Chancellor
9780190325664 | October 2021 | oup.com.au/hughes
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Gain the knowledge and skills to connect children with nature through outdoor play. Explore the benefits of learning in natural spaces, hear First Nations People’s perspectives and understand about pedagogical interactions and policies in this essential resource for pre-service and practicing teachers.
Learning Through Play: Creating a Play-based Approach within Early Childhood Contexts
Christine Robinson, Tracy Treasure, Dee O’Connor, Gerardine Neylon, Cathie Harrison & Samantha Wynne
9780190304829 | April 2018 | oup.com.au/robinson
Structured to complement the Early Years Learning Framework and early childhood education studies, this text discusses the centrality of play to children’s development and learning, delving into the practicalities and challenges of implementing these play-based approaches.
Play in Early Childhood Education: Learning in Diverse Contexts 2e
Marjory Ebbeck & Manjula Waniganayake
9780190303211 | November 2016 | oup.com.au/ebbeck2e
Enables students and educators to understand the complex learning theories, professional practice and selected government policies that focus on children’s play and early learning. Tackles the rapidly changing contexts where children are raised and educated, demonstrating diverse approaches to playbased learning and considering new insights and possibilities.
Early Childhood
Leadership: Contexts and Complexities in Early Childhood Education 3e
9780190337087 | September 2023 | oup.com.au/waniganayake3e
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Challenges pre-service and practising teachers to think and question the way they engage in leadership matters within early childhood settings and beyond. This essential resource assists tertiary students and practitioners to critically understand and actively engage with the macro and micro contexts within which they work as intentional leaders.
Inclusive Education in the Early Years: Right from the Start 2e
Edited by Kathy Cologon & Zinnia Mevawalla 9780190337230 | June 2023 | oup.com.au/cologon2e
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Introduces key concepts of inclusion, disability and inclusive education within the context of early childhood education. Covers critical aspects of teacher development in relation to fostering inclusive language and communication, enabling social interactions (including play) and supporting positive behaviour development.
PARTNERSHIPS
Partnerships in the Early Years: Building Connections and Supporting Families
Elizabeth Rouse
9780190306823 | September 2019 | oup.com.au/rouse
Provides pre-service teachers and early years educators with an understanding of the theories of partnerships and equip them with the practical skills and strategies they need to build effective and meaningful relationships with families and communities to support children’s learning.
THE CHILD IN F CUS
The Child in Focus: Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood Education
Estelle Irving & Carol Carter 9780190304539 | June 2018 | oup.com.au/irving
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Recognises the important role early childhood educators and teachers play in society and provides the foundational skills and knowledge for students to succeed in these roles. Filled with contemporary content with strong emphasis on the development of critical reflection and adaptability to respond to increasingly complex social and family issues.
Children, Families and Communities
Children, Families and Communities 6e
Edited by Rebekah Grace, Jennifer Bowes & Christine Woodrow 9780190337407 | September 2022 | oup.com.au/grace6e
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Supports pre-service teachers to understand child development in the context of the vital roles that families and the community play in educating children. It acknowledges and discusses the profound inequities that exist in child health, education and wellbeing in Australia, while presenting an optimistic focus on the role of families, communities and governments play in allowing children to explore and thrive.
Diversity in the Early Years: Intercultural Learning and Teaching
Edited by Ann Farrell & Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson 9780195593945 | June 2016 | oup.com.au/farrell
Explores working with children and adults from diverse backgrounds to raise awareness about issues of diversity and help pre-service teachers develop their own pedagogi cal approaches to working with diverse populations.
PROFESSIONAL
Professional Communication for Early Childhood Educators: Interpersonal and Workplace Communication in Everyday Practice
Marianne Fenech & Jennifer Ribarovski 9780190322885 | April 2020 | oup.com.au/fenech
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With professional communication at the forefront of practice, this text focuses on the development of strong relationships with children, families, colleagues, and professional and community stakeholders for early childhood educators.
Professional Practice and Development
Classroom Management: The Foundation for Learning
Tim McDonald
9780190354572 | August 2026 | oup.com.au/mcdonaldcm
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Grounded in cognitive science, positive psychology, and the lived experience of thousands of classrooms, Dr Tim McDonald introduces the CORE Framework – a systematic approach to creating Calm, Orderly, Respectful Environments where every student can flourish.
Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement 5e
Edited by Kathleen Tait, Mervyn Hyde & Shelley Dole 9780190354756 | April 2026 | oup.com.au/tait5e
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Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement presents a clear, socially oriented approach to understanding and developing inclusive education. It will prepare your students for diverse classrooms and help them develop strategies to engage students with varying backgrounds, needs and abilities.
Education, Change and Society 5e
Anthony Welch, Nigel Bagnall, Kellie Burns, Hernan Cuervo, Dennis Foley, Susan Groundwater-Smith, Valerie Harwood, Remy Low, Nicole Mockler, Helen Proctor, Victoria Rawlings, Meghan Stacey, Ben Wilson & Julian Wood 9780190334871 | September 2022 | oup.com.au/welch5e
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Situates educational activity in its broad social and policy context for pre-service educators to learn how to critically reflect on frameworks. It examines the larger-scale sociological and curriculum-focused issues and themes that may affect day-to-day teaching.
Powers of Curriculum: Sociological Aspects of Education 2e
Edited by Brad Gobby & Rebecca Walker 9780190333843 | May 2022 | oup.com.au/gobby2e
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Challenges pre-service educators in all three phases of education to transform educational thinking and practices. Includes leading-edge sociological research, concepts and perspectives to critically examine the historical, social, cultural and political forces that shape the curriculum, learner experiences, and education systems.
Learning and Teaching in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education 4e
Neil Harrison & Juanita Sellwood 9780190329396 | August 2021 | oup.com.au/harrison4e
Equips pre-service teachers with strategies to help improve learning outcomes of students while demonstrating strategies to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and voices in their teaching. The text ‘keeps things local’ and works closely with the community to deliver a successful teaching and learning experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education.
Preparing for the Teaching Profession
Mary Kavanagh & Michael Kavanagh
9780190322854 | October 2020 | oup.com.au/kavanagh
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Addresses the uncertainties and anxiety that pre-service teachers may feel about their preparedness to enter the profession. This practical handbook focuses on the key principles that educators need to navigate the challenges they will encounter in their transition to professional practice and develop their unique teacher identity.
Offers a unique perspective by positioning the reader as a pre-service teacher embarking on their new career. Examines current government initiatives and regulations while developing the reader’s ability to analyse scenarios, critically reflect on their own assumptions, and develop best teaching practices.
Practical Classroom Assessment 2e
Kylie Readman, Bill Allen & Nathanael Reinertsen 9780190325428 | June 2020 | oup.com.au/readman2e
Demonstrates how and why assessment should be firmly embedded in the day-to-day practices of learning and teaching, addressing current issues in assessment planning. Shows how assessment can be used to aid, support and enable learning, providing pre-service and practising teachers with strategies to develop the skills, competencies and confidence to conduct assessments that will enrich their students’ learning.
Professional Practice and Development
Creating a Positive Learning Environment: The Savvy Teacher
Jenny Mackay
9780190318901 | November 2019 | oup.com.au/mackay LR
Teachers need to work with two curricula – the first being what they are going to teach, the ‘open curriculum’, and the second being knowing to whom and how they are going to teach it, the ‘hidden curriculum’. Focuses on the combination of who, how and what that will increase a teacher’s sense of confidence and wellbeing, ultimately leading to a positive learning environment for their students.
Classroom Management: Engaging Students in Learning 3e
Tim McDonald
9780190303853 | April 2019 | oup.com.au/mcdonald3e
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With a strong focus on what teachers can do to create quality learning environments with their students, this text addresses the Australian teacher standards, outlining the Positive Learning Framework to demonstrate effective instructional strategies that engage students in learning. Develops the skills needed to positively respond to misbehaviour and de-escalate conflict.
Child Development and Learning
Susanne Garvis, Sivanes Phillipson, Sharryn Clarke, Linda Harrison, Jane McCormack & Donna Pendergast
9780190306403 | September 2018 | oup.com.au/garvis
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Understanding Development and Learning: Implications for Teaching
Michael Nagel & Laura Scholes
9780195519655 | October 2016 | oup.com.au/nagel
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Navigates the landscape of educational psychology and how to use its principles to foster learning. With a focus on creating a better understanding of how we learn, this text features contemporary research alongside traditional theories to offer a greater scope into the developmental characteristics of children’s learning and behaviour across all sectors of education.
Teaching, Learning and Assessment: Steps Towards Creative Practice
Charles Kivunja
9780195596359 | May 2015 | oup.com.au/kivunja
Helps pre-service, beginning and practising teachers to develop a deep understanding of how teaching, learning and assessment are inextricably linked with curriculum and holistic education. Focuses on helping every child succeed with the support of quality education in effective learning environments.
Integrates concepts of learning and development into one concise text with a clear and engaging style. Presents up-to-date research, offering practical applications that relate to students’ personal and professional lives. This book takes a holistic focus to understanding child development, incorporating the age ranges from infancy to adolescence.
Teaching, Learning and Psychology
Huy P. Phan & Bing H. Ngu
9780190305529 | September 2018 | oup.com.au/phan
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Introduces pre-service teachers to the key concepts and theories in fostering positive learning experiences. Caters to those who plan to work with children and adolescents and explores techniques in how to promote well-being in the classroom. It develops an understanding of cognitive and noncognitive functions to explore the role this plays in the holistic development of a child’s sense of self and personality.
The Savvy Teacher
Jenny Mackay Mackay
Academic Skills
Social Research Methods 4e
Edited by Maggie Walter 9780190310103 | September 2019 | oup.com.au/walter4e
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An introductory text for undergraduates, aiming to inspire and continue engagement with social research by presenting the requisite introductory skills within a framework of exciting, up-to-date Australian and New Zealand research.
Dictionaries
Communication Skills Guidebook
Iain Hay, Dianne Bochner, Gill Blacket & Carol Dungey 9780190302450 | May 2015 | oup.com.au/hay
Equips students with the essential communication skills they need to succeed at university. Easy to navigate, with lots of tips and examples, the Communication Skills Guidebook is a trusted resource throughout the entirety of students’ course of study.
Oxford’s locally published reference resources are developed in collaboration with The Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC), a joint Australian National University and OUP project.
Essential Academic Skills 2e
Kathy Turner, Lynette Ireland, Brenda Krenus & Leigh Pointon 9780195576054 | September 2011 | oup.com.au/turner2e
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Encourages and supports students to develop their skills to become the best learners they can be. Takes a step-by-step approach to the essential skills required to complete a university degree and provides comprehensive learning support through examples and activities.
The Australian Pocket Dictionary Oxford 9e
9780190341916 | July 2025 oup.com.au/apod9e
Dictionary of Education Terms
9780195568134 | September 2009 oup.com.au/educationterms
Everyday Grammar
9780198608745 | July 2004 oup.com.au/everydaygrammar
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