TESOL: A Guide

This book serves as a comprehensive reference resource for current and prospective English language teachers, students of TESOL, academics, and other professionals working within the field of Teaching English as a Second or Other Language (TESOL).

As an essential single-volume resource, TESOL: A Guide explores TESOL in three dimensions: as a profession, as a field of study, and as an international association. In doing so, it offers a thorough summary of themes and issue relevant to TESOL's multiple dimensions, including a practical overview of the TESOL profession and a compendium of current TESOL research topics and methodologies. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of TESOL International Association, a key section of the book highlights the development of this association and features the reflections of several previous TESOL International Association presidents. Readers will also appreciate the extensive glossary and appendix of TESOL resources, both of which are designed to comprise a valuable and manageable guide for newcomers to the field, as well as for developing practitioners and researchers.

Jun Liu is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Associate Provost for International Initiatives at Georgia State University, USA.

Cynthia M. Murphy is a PhD student in the Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL at Georgia State University, USA.

1. Introduction: TESOL's Past, Present, and Future
1.1 TESOL as a professional discipline
1.2 TESOL as a professional association
1.3 TESOL as a professional icon
2. Research methods and problems
2.1 TESOL Research methods
2.1.1 Survey
2.1.2 Case Studies
2.1.3 Diary studies
2.1.4 Ethnography
2.1.5 Longitudinal studies
2.1.6 Experimental Research
2.1.7 Correlation Research
2.1.8 Action research
2.1.9 Mixed methods
2.2 TESOL research problems and controversies
2.2.1 Qualitative vs. Quantitative methods
2.2.2 Researchers vs. The Researched
2.2.3 Researchers vs. Practitioners
2.2.4 Theoretical vs. Practical concerns
2.2.5 Subjectivity vs. Objectivity
2.2.6 Findings vs. Applications
2.2.7 Replications vs. Duplications
2.2.8 In search of informed practice in TESOL: TESOL Research Agenda
3. Current research and issues: State of the Art
3.1 New conceptualization of communicative competence: What's the role of culture and cultures? (Jun Liu, University of Arizona, USA)
3.2 Attitudes and Aptitudes: Does motivation transfer to learning outcome? (Nan Jiang, University of Maryland, USA)
3.3 What is the role of grammar in ELT? (Dilin Liu, Oaklahoma City University, USA)
3.4 What is the role of modern technology in ELT? (Ke Xu, NY City University, USA)
3.5 English as a lingua franca, English as an International Language, and World Englishes: How to find a pedagogical model in teaching?(Aya Matsuda, Arizona State University, USA)
3.6 Non-native English Speakers in TESOL: What's the implication for professional development?(LiaD. Kamhi-Stein, Cal State at Los Angeles, USA)
3.7 Corpus Linguistics: How does it inform materials development? (Jonathan Reinhardt, University of Arizona, USA)
3.8 Teachers Standards: Does one size fit all? (Author TBC)
3.9 Teaching multilingual and multicultural students (Diane Belcher, Georgia State University, USA)
3.10 Teaching English to younger learners (Lucilla Lopriore, MOE in Italy)
3.11 Assessment and Testing:Should they be divided? (David Chen, HK Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
4. Historical Developments in TESOL
4.1 Introduction, Jun Liu (President, 2006-2007)
4.1 Jim Alatis (1966, founding president and CEO)
4.2 John Fanselow (1981-1982)
4.3 Joy Reid (1995-1996)
4.4 Denise Murray (1996-1997)
4.5 Mary Ann Christison (1997-1998)
4.6 Kathi Bailey (1998-1999)
4.7 David Nunan (1999-2000)
4.8 Neil Anderson (2001-2002)
4.9 Amy Schlessman (2003-2004)
4.10 Sandy Briggs (2007-2008)
4.11 Concluding remarks, Jun Liu
5. TESOL Resources
6. A-Z of key terms and concepts
7. Annotated bibliography
Index