The chapters in this volume outline and discuss examples of teacher educators in diverse global contexts who have provided successful self-initiated innovations for their teacher learners. The collection suggests that a way forward for second language teacher preparation programs is through 'reflective practice as innovation'.

Table of Contents

• List of Figures and Tables
• Series Editors’ Preface
• Notes on Contributors
• 1 Second Language Teacher Education: A Reality Check - Thomas S.C. Farrell
• 2 Constructivist Language Teacher Education: An Example from Turkey - Simon Phipps
• 3 Encouraging Critical Reflection in a Teacher Education Course: A Canadian Case Study - Thomas S.C. Farrell
• 4 Teaching Everything to No One and Nothing to Everyone: Addressing the Content in Content Based Instruction - Margo DelliCarpini and Orlando B. Alonso
• 5 Dissonance and Balance: The Four Strands Framework and Pre-Service Teacher Education - John Macalister and Jill Musgrave
• 6 Materials Design in Language Teacher Education: An Example from Southeast Asia - Jack C. Richards
• 7 Translanguaging Principles in L2 Reading Instruction: Implications for ESL Pre-Service Teacher Programme - Leketi Makalela
• 8 Creative Enactments of Language Teacher Education Policy: A Singapore Case Study - Lubna Alsagoff
• 9 Changing Practice and Enabling Development: The Impact of Technology on Teaching and Language Teacher Education in UAE Federal Institutions - Helen Donaghue
• 10 Using Screen Capture Software to Improve the Value of Feedback on Academic Assignments in Teacher Education - Steve Mann
• 11 Developing Novice EFL Teachers’ Pedagogical Knowledge through Lesson Study Activities - Hao Xu
• 12 Reflective Practice as Innovation in SLTE - Thomas S.C. Farrell