Lida R. Baker
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Lida R. Baker

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Lida Baker has been a teacher, author, and editor in the field of English as a Second/Foreign Language for over 30 years. She taught for 25 years in the intensive English program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Extension. Her first book, Interactions 2: A Listening/Speaking Skills Text was published in 1985 and is now in its 6th edition. Her other top-selling series, Real Talk, is one of the only English-language series on the market to use author-produced, high-quality authentic recordings of conversations, lectures, and radio broadcasts to help students develop their listening skills. Since 1985 Ms. Baker has written many student books, teacher's guides, and online practice materials. Most recently she has authored books for National Geographic Learning and Macmillan. She is a member of IATEFL and TESOL, which she served as chair of the Materials Writers Interest Section. She lives in Los Angeles, California and Jerusalem, Israel. Her many interests include choral singing, archeology, hiking, native plants, folk dancing, reading, and gardening.
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