Briony Beaven has produced an invaluable resource, likely to take a prominent place on the bookshelves of ELT teacher educators for years to come. Embedded in contemporary theories of language teacher education, it offers a wealth of practical advice on teacher education materials and engaging activities that will both challenge and extend pre-service and in-service teacher development.
Anne Burns, Honorary Professor, University of New South Wales and Curtin University, Australia
This much-needed book is academically rigorous and well-researched, yet remains very accessible. It holds great potential for teacher educators in a wide range of ELT contexts, including programmes leading to formal qualifications. It allows varied options for engagement with the content, and in exploring concepts such as critical evaluation and reflective practices through its chapter focuses and hands-on activities, it 'practises what it preaches'.
Thom Kiddle, Director, Norwich Institute for Language Education, UK
This book provides an excellent survey of theory and research as well as offering practical and creative ideas for developing teacher education materials. A particular strength of the book is the way it clearly shows how practical ideas relate to underlying theory. This will make it an invaluable source of ideas both for academics and for teacher educators and training course developers.
Adrian Doff, ELT writer and teacher educator, Germany
This detailed book provides a strong theoretical grounding for creators of teacher training materials, along with ready-to-use examples which put the theory into practice. Prompts for trainers to create their own materials supplement each chapter, providing guidance on how to apply the theory to trainers' own contexts. The book will be useful for researchers and trainers alike. Sandy Millin, teacher trainer and methodology writer, UK
