I have written a number of authored and co-authored books, focusing on teaching reading, grammar and speaking/spoken discourse, and teacher action research.
Picture of book Burns, A. (2010).   Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching. A Guide for Practitioners.   New York: Routledge.
Picture of book Burns, A. & Richards, J.C. (Eds). (March 2009).   The Cambridge guide to second language teacher education.   New York: Cambridge University Press.
Picture of book Burns, A. & Burton, J. (Eds) (2008).   Language reacher research in Australia and New Zealand.   Alexandria: TESOL.
Picture of book Burns, A. & de Silva Joyce, H. (2008).   Clearly teaching: Explicit ESL pedagogy in action.   Sydney: AMEP Research Centre.
Planning and teaching creatively within a required curriculum Burns, A. & de Silva Joyce, H. (Eds.), (2007).   Planning and teaching creatively within a required curriculum for adult learners.   Alexandria: TESOL.
Teaching English from a global perspective. Burns, A. (2005). Teaching English from a global perspective.   Case studies in TESOL series. Alexandria: TESOL.
Analysing English in a global context Burns, A. & Coffin, C. (Eds.), (2001).   Analysing English in a global context. London: Routledge.
Collaborative Action Research Burns, A. (1999). Collaborative action research for English language teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Other action research projects conducted collaboratively with teachers are published in the Teachers' Voices Series (1-8) by NCELTR from 1995-2005. These volumes present accounts of action research undertaken with my co-researchers Sue Hood and Helen de Silva Joyce and Australian adult ESL teachers in the AMEP.  

Thumbnail of Focus on Grammar De Silva Joyce, H. & Burns, A. (1999). Focus on grammar. Sydney: National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research.  
Thumbnail of Focus on Speaking Burns, A. & Joyce, H. (1997). Focus on speaking. Sydney: National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research.  
Thumbnail of Focus on Reading Hood, S., Solomon, N., & Burns, A. (1996). Focus on reading. Sydney: National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research.  
Thumbnail of I see what you mean Burns, A., Joyce, H. & Gollin S. (1996). I see what you mean. Using spoken discourse in the classroom. A handbook for teachers. Sydney: National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research.  

Journals and book chapters

I've published journal articles and book chapters on action research, analysing and teaching spoken discourse, classroom-based research and curriculum development. Some recent publications are listed here:

Burns, A. & Richards, J. C. (2009). Introduction. In A. Burns & J. C. Richards (Eds.), Cambridge guide to second language teacher education (pp. 1-8). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Burns, A. (2009). Action research in second language teacher education. In A. Burns & J. C. Richards (Eds.), Cambridge guide to second language teacher education (pp. 289-297). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Burns, A. (2009). Adult ESL in Australia: Policies, programs and practices. Language Issue: The Journal of NATECLA, 20(1), 31-39.

Burns, A. & Moore, S. (2008). Questioning in simulated accountant-client consultations: Exploring implications for ESP teaching. English for Specific Purposes, 27, 322-337.

Burns, A., Paltridge, B. & Wigglesworth, G. (2008). Review of doctoral research in second-language teaching and learning in Australia (2003-2006). Language Teaching, 41(2), 273-293.

Burns, A., Kim, M., & Matthiessen, C.M.I.M. (in press, 2008). Doctoral work in translation studies as an interdisciplinary mutual learning process: How a translator, teacher educator and linguistic typologist worked together. Special Issue. Training and Doctoral Research. The Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 3(1), 107-128.

Burns, A., & Moore, S. (2008). NESB accountants and professional communication. Special issue on workplace communication. Special Issue. Workplace Prospect, 23 (2), 47-59/

Borg, S. & Burns, A. (2008). Integrating grammar in adult TESOL classrooms. Applied Linguistics, 29: 456-482.

Burns, A. (2007). Action research in ELT: Contributions and future directions. In J. Cummins & C. Davison (Eds.), The International Handbook of English Language Teaching. Volume 2. Norwell, Ma: Springer Publications.

Burns, A. & Moore, S. (2007). CA and the accounting classroom: Exploring implications for LSP teaching. In P. Seedhouse & H. Bowles (Eds.), Conversation analysis and LSP. Bern: Peter Lang.

Burns, A. (2006). Teaching speaking: A text-based syllabus approach. In E. Uso-Juan & A. Martinez-Flor (Eds.), Current trends in the development and teaching of the four language skills. Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyer.

Burns, A. (2006). Surveying landscapes in adult ESOL research. Response article. Special issue on immigrant learning. Language and Education, 17(1), 97-105.

Burns, A. (2006). Integrating research and professional development on pronunciation teaching in a national adult ESL program. TESL Reporter, 39(2), 34-41.

Burns, A. & de Silva Joyce, H. (2006). Challenging requirements: How teachers navigate to make changes within required curricula. In A. Burns & H. de Silva Joyce (Eds.), Planning and teaching creatively within a required curriculum. Alexandria: TESOL.

Burns, A. & Rochsantiningsih, D. (2006). Conducting action research in Indonesia: Illustrations and implications. Indonesian Journal of Language Teaching, 2(1), 21-35.

Burns, A. (2005). Action research: An evolving paradigm? Language Teaching, 38(2), 57-74.

Burns, A. & J. Knox (2005). Realisation(s): Systemic functional linguistics and the language classroom. In N. Bartels (Ed.), Applied linguistics and language teacher education, pp.235-26. New York: Springer.

Burns, A. (2005). Action research. In E. Hinkel (Ed.), Handbook of research in second language teaching and learning, pp. 241-256. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Burns, A. (2005). Interrogating new worlds of ELT. In A. Burns (Ed.), Teaching English from a global perspective,. Case Studies in TESOL Series. Alexandria: TESOL.

Burns, A. (2005). Teaching reading and writing from a literacies perspective. In G. Poedjosoedarmo (Ed.), Innovative approaches to reading and writing instruction, Anthology Series, 46. Singapore: SEAMEO Regional Language Centre.

Journal editing

I was Editor of Prospect: A Journal of Australian TESOL from 1992-2000 and 2007-2009. Unfortunately, Prospect has ceased publication, but you can download previous articles..

I am also the Book Reviews Editor for Reading in a Foreign Language. You can subscribe to RFL for free and read all the current and previous issues if you go to RFL. Please contact me if you wish to submit a book review.

Journal board membership

last update 2010-06-06