While abundant research has investigated the teaching and learning of English as a foreign
language (EFL) writing in college contexts, there has been little examination of writing in …

This book documents how teachers, working in school foreign language learning contexts
and teaching beginner learners of languages other than English, learn about and use tasks …

Despite a number of scholars attempting to define and conceptualise global citizenship, the
literature tends to ignore the role of English as the global lingua franca. This paper argues …

The exponential spread of English in the contemporary world is simply unprecedented. This
dramatic spread has been taking place geographically, involving the many Outer Circle …

This book examines language teacher efficacy beliefs, focusing on the individual and
collective beliefs of Japanese high school teachers. It discusses personal and collective …

In this study, the researchers used a survey as a semistructured interview protocol to
examine teachers' use of students' other languages in English-medium instruction (EMI) by …

This paper aims to contribute to the theorisation of effective teacher development (TD)
provision in a reform context. Based on a literature review, the paper identifies key reform …

With China's rising role in the global economic market, both local and international
employers seek graduates with well-developed communication skills in at least one …

This study explored the negotiation of a Chinese EFL teacher's teaching identity in light of
recent critique of neoliberalism. Ms. Q, our focal participant, worked in a private English …

This book makes a novel contribution to the sociolinguistics of globalization by examining
the dynamics between language and social change in the tourism destination of West Street …