This Second Edition addresses new skills and strategies to meet the needs of shifting student populations who are impacted by changing demographics, digital environments, and globalization. Designed for pre-service teachers and teachers new to the field of ELT, this book offers practical applications for classroom teaching.

Denise E. Murray is Professor Emeritus at Macquarie University, Australia, and Professor Emeritus at San José State University, USA.

MaryAnn Christison is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Utah, USA.

Part I Identity and Context 1. Learner Identities 2. The World of English 3. English Learning Around the World 4. The Cultural Context 5. Learning About Identity and Setting Part II Language Awareness 6. The Sound System 7. The System of Words 8. The System for Creating Sentences 9. Beyond the Sentence: Spoken and Written Language Part III Learning 10. Theories of Learning 11. An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition 12. Second Language Acquisition and Language Pedagogy 13. Learning Theories in the Classroom Part IV Professionalism 14. Sustaining Professionalism 15. Teaching and Learning Language in a Digital World