Contextualized within a comprehensive overview of the current state of world language education in the United States, Wesely draws on her decades of research with world language teachers to craft a thoughtful and thorough set of portraits of K-12 world language teachers. In each case, she represents the ways in which their beliefs are informed by and interact with their teaching practices, the learners in their classrooms, and communities in which they teach. * Francis J. Troyan, Ohio State University, USA * In this book Wesely offers a unique perspective on world language teaching in todays diverse contexts of instruction. Providing a history of language teaching in the US, current initiatives supporting world language instruction and detailed descriptions of fifteen K-12 world language teachers that unite their beliefs with instructional practices, this book is recommended for world language educators who wish to gain deeper insight into the lived experiences of todays language teachers. * Richard Donato, Professor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh, USA * This compelling text paints an intricate portrait of the daily endeavors of K-12 world language teachers in rural, urban, and suburban settings. Dr. Weselys careful analysis of teacher interviews, student interviews, and classroom observations offers one of the most comprehensive pictures of the relationship between teachers beliefs and their instructional practices. Current and aspiring teachers can delve into these rich case studies, reflecting upon the work in which world language teachers engage, to enhance their own classroom practices. * Kristin J. Davin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA *
