MINNEAPOLIS – While working in countries as distant as China to teach English as a second language (ESL) to some of the estimated one billion people trying to learn it, Carolyn Judith Akinyi developed what is being considered a revolutionary new approach to ESL training and teaching.

Her new book “English From A to Z: Everything You’ll Ever Need To Know About Speaking And Writing The Language,” (ISBN 978-1438207360, $14.95) and its accompanying CD (ASIN B0018SJ5A4, $14.95) of the same name offer a vast departure from the traditional ways of teaching ESL strictly through rote memorization.

“I saw that the memorization method made it difficult for the students to hold a conversation without reading or repeating memorized dialogue verbatim,” says Akinyi, a veteran ESL educator with college degrees in Education and Human Services. “I found that a much more successful method was teaching students to build their communication skills through interactive vocabulary, listening and speaking sessions.”

Using that concept as her inspiration, Akinyi crafted “English From A To Z,” which is laid out in a reader-friendly format and stocked with easy-to-follow speaking sessions and vocabulary exercises that help students learn the language and improve their word power as they progress.

The book, which Akinyi self-published this spring, was met with great interest from publishers and literary agents this spring at the annual BookExpo America, and Akinyi has also found enthusiastic audiences when sharing “English From A To Z” with educators in Minneapolis/St. Paul, where she lives and works.

“I really believe this is a book that will revolutionize the way people learn English,” she says. “We’re already seeing the results.”

Of the estimated one billion people globally who are attempting to learn English, 375 million are doing so because they live in a country where English is the primary language – such as the United States – according to a 2000 study by the British Council. Nearly 600 million more people living in foreign countries attempt to learn English for business or pleasure purposes.

“The audience is certainly out there, especially in the United States,” Akinyi says. “I’ve been all over the world, but now – more than ever – people new to America want to get up to speed on English as fast as possible. Because my book goes in such a different direction than what’s traditionally been done in the past, I’m already seeing the students responding in a great manner and demand for this project.”

For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Carolyn Judith Akinyi at englishfromatoz@waduenterprise.com. Learn more about Akinyi and the book online at http://www.englishfromatoz.com.

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