ABSTRACT

This volume takes a holistic view of the current trends and challenges in quality and quality assurance in TESOL and teacher education. Bringing together top scholars in the field from all over the world, the text features invaluable international perspectives with the common objective of improving the quality in TESOL and teacher education in constantly changing and challenging educational contexts globally.

Grouped into four wide-ranging, thematic sections – on multilingualism, diversity, teacher education, and future challenges – the book addresses new obstacles faced by educational professionals in today’s rapidly changing educational landscape by offering alternatives to quantitative targets. Chapter authors cover a range of contexts and timely issues, including technology in the classroom, culturally relevant teaching, teaching for continuous improvement, professional development, and monitoring and evaluating quality.

Providing a forum of discussion on the intricacies, complexities, and challenges related to the urgent question of quality in the field, this book is a must-read for prospective ESL/EFL teachers and teacher educators.

section Section I|48 pages

Quality in TESOL Education in a Globalized Multilingual World

chapter 1|9 pages

Quality Language Education in a Multilingual World

A Human Rights Perspective on Theory and Practice

chapter 3|10 pages

Policy and Ideology in ELT

The Impact of Educational Reforms on the Quality of Language Education

chapter 4|10 pages

Sustainability of Quality in TESOL Education

A Strategic Perspective on 21st-Century Education Challenges

chapter 5|8 pages

Quality and Innovation in TESOL

Blended and Distance Education

section Section II|108 pages

Quality in Diversity in TESOL Education

chapter 7|9 pages

Quality in Language Learning

Strategy Instruction and Options for Autonomous Language Learning

chapter 8|10 pages

Quality of Teacher Talk in TESOL Classrooms

A Critical-Reflective Analysis of Discourse

chapter 12|9 pages

Quality in TESOL Materials Design

Addressing Cultural Content in ELT Materials

chapter 13|9 pages

Quality through Authenticity in TESOL

Critical Issues Facing Teacher Education

chapter 14|10 pages

Quality of Feedback in TESOL

A Learning-Oriented Assessment Perspective

chapter 15|9 pages

Quality Language Education for Diversity and Inclusion

Challenges and Proposals for Quality Improvement

chapter 16|12 pages

Quality Assurance in Clil in Higher Education

Priorities and Challenges

section Section III|91 pages

Quality Teachers for Quality Education

chapter 17|12 pages

Quality Education Begins with Teachers

What Are the Qualities That Make a TESOL Teacher Great?

chapter 18|9 pages

Teacher Identity and Quality Teaching

Quality Assurance for TESOL Teacher Education

chapter 20|10 pages

The Quality of Emotional Scaffolding in ELT

Towards a Quality Emotional Competence Training in TESOL Teacher Education

chapter 22|9 pages

Quality Mentoring in TESOL Practicum

Challenges and Proposals for Improvement

chapter 23|10 pages

Quality Teacher Educators = Quality Teachers?

Quality Standards for TESOL Teacher Educators

chapter 25|10 pages

Monitoring and Evaluating the Quality of Online TESOL Teacher Education Courses

Ensuring Quality Assurance Standards

section Section IV|12 pages

Looking Back and Ahead

chapter 26|10 pages

The Odyssey of Professional Excellence and Quality Assurance In TESOL

The Changing Culture of the TESOL Profession