Many books claim to be about learning - few live up to the claim: this is one of the few. It addresses the key focus for changing classrooms: the culture and language. With many important and useful clarifications and distinctions, it helps the move from today’s dominant depersonalized classrooms toward greater learner motivation, engagement and achievement. It is packed with a rich range of examples from the US and elsewhere, and a great model of the journey of change, including teachers’ stories.