Becoming and Being a TESOL Teacher Educator

This book offers insights into the lived experiences (e.g., teaching, research, and practicum supervision) of TESOL teacher educators in diverse institutional and socio-cultural contexts. Informed by a situated, ecological perspective, it draws on a variety of research approaches (e.g., qualitative, action research, and self-study), and sheds light on how language teacher educators engage in daily practice and social interactions. This edited collection examines how TESOL educators cope with potential contextual obstacles (e.g., the theory-practice divide), and how they seek their continuing professional development in complex, shifting higher education settings.

The book offers critical and thoughtful reflections of current practice and policies in language education and higher education, and provides practical implications on the preparation and development of frontline language teachers.

Rui Yuan is an associate professor at the Faculty of Education of the University of Macau. His research focuses on teachers’ cognition, emotions and identities, as well as teacher educators’ professional practice and development in higher education. His publications have appeared in a number of international journals such as TESOL Quarterly and Teaching and Teacher education.

Icy Lee is a Professor at the Faculty of Education of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her publications have appeared in international journals such as the Journal of Second Language Writing, TESOL Quarterly, System, and Language Teaching Research. She is currently Principal Associate Editor of The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher.