This book introduces a state-of-the-art model for second/foreign language language teacher education - Knowing, Analyzing, Recognizing, Doing, and Seeing (KARDS). Its goal is to develop prospective and practicing teachers into strategic thinkers, exploratory researchers, and transformative teachers.

B. Kumaravadivelu is Professor, Department of Linguistics and Language Development, San Jose State University.

Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: (Re)visioning Language Teacher Education 1.1 Globalizing Perspectives 1.2 Operating Principles 1.3 Challenging Priorities 1.4 Designing KARDS
Chapter 2: Knowing 2.1. Professional knowledge 2.2. Procedural Knowledge 2.3. Personal Knowledge
Chapter 3: Analyzing 3.1. Learner Needs 3.2. Learner Motivation 3.3. Learner Autonomy 3.4. Classroom Implications
Chapter 4: Recognizing 4.1. Teacher Identities 4.2. Teacher Beliefs 4.3. Teacher Values 4.4. The Teaching Self
Chapter 5: Doing 5.1. Teaching 5.2. Theorizing 5.3. Dialogizing
Chapter 6: Seeing 6.1. Learner Perspective 6.2. Teacher Perspective 6.3. Observer Perspective 6.4. "On Seeing-that"
Chapter 7: (Re)making a Modular Model 7.1. Models and Modules 7.2. Design and Delivery 7.3. Challenge and Change 7.4. Closings and Openings
References
Index