Barbara Smith-Palinkas is an English for Academic Purposes instructor at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida, where she teaches academic writing to advanced-level students. She has co-authored several grammar and reading/writing textbooks. She received her M.A. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Deborah Gordon has been an ESL teacher, teacher trainer, program administrator, and materials writer and editor for ... Read moreover twenty five years. She has worked in ES/FL programs in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. She has written or co-authored several textbooks, workbooks, teachers' books, online materials, assessment instruments, and companion websites. Deborah is a frequent presenter at TESOL and other professional conferences. Show Less