She has written books for teachers as well as authoring course materials for students of all ages. She is married to her third husband, musician Arthur Kasinstky. Outside work Amelia’s interests include modern dance, calligraphy and discursive dialectics – all of which she brings to her work as a teacher of English and a teacher trainer. She says that her early experience as a young girl trapped in a frighteningly repressive environment both at home and school have made her ‘a better person’