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Dr. Paul Nation
Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington
Dr. Paul Nation, Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, is one of the world’s leading experts on vocabulary acquisition, fluency development, and effective language-course design.
Paul Nation is Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His latest books include The Twenty Most Effective Language Teaching Techniques, the second edition of What should Every EFL Teacher Know? and the 3rd edition of Learning Vocabulary in Another Language. His web resources site contains many free resources for teachers and researchers, including books, word lists, vocabulary tests, articles and resources for speed reading and extensive reading. Digital resources include a web-based version of the Picture Vocabulary Size Test, WordFamilyFinder, and WordAffixTrainer.