Laurie Blass Bio

Laurie Blass is an instructional designer for both print and interactive media. She holds an M.A. in Linguistics and a TESL certificate, and taught college writing and English as a Second Language both in the United States and abroad. The author of several ESL textbooks, Laurie has also worked as a freelance writer and editor in business and academic publishing. In 1996, she co-founded Heuristix, an instructional design company in Northern California that provides digital content and website development for a wide range of educational purposes.

McGraw-Hill Textbooks

• Mosaic I: A Content-Based Writing Book, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, & 4^th editions, McGraw-Hill, 1985, 1990, 1996, 2001.
• Mosaic II: A Content-Based Writing Book, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, & 4^th editions, McGraw-Hill, 1985, 1990, 1996, 2001.
• Worldbeat: Readings for ESL Students, McGraw-Hill, 1991.
• Interactions Access: A Listening/Speaking Book, 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd editions, McGraw-Hill, 1992, 1996, 2001.
• Quest: Reading and Writing in the Academic World, Book 1 & Book 3, McGraw-Hill, 1998.
• Quest: Listening and Speaking in the Academic World, Book 1, Book 2, & Book 3, McGraw-Hill, 1999.