ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of the book. The book identifies ethical critical incidents and discusses how they wrestled with and overcame ethical dilemmas that they encountered throughout the research process. It emphasizes the importance of becoming responsible citizen-scholars and reminds us that how applied linguists go about realizing ethical principles do differ, and that such differences are often influenced by the methodological paradigm they subscribe to, their training, and the area of research in which they work. The book describes the common plight of international students needing editing assistance but who find themselves being turned away by writing centers that lack the resources to support them. It illustrate the need to adapt a range of methods and methodologies when working with members of the students with limited or interrupted formal education (SLIFE) community, based on the acquisition of print literacy and a weekly tutoring relationship with an immigrant learner.
