Nihat Polat is Chair and Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas State University, USA. He is the author of L2 Learning, Teaching and Assessment: A Comprehensible Input Perspective (2016, Multilingual Matters).

Laura Mahalingappa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas State University, USA. She is co-author of Supporting Muslim Students: A Guide to Understanding the Diverse Issues of Today's Classrooms (2017, Rowman & Littlefield, with Terri L. Rodriguez and Nihat Polat). 

Hayriye Kayi-Aydar is an Associate Professor of English Applied Linguistics in the Department of English, University of Arizona, USA. She is co-editor of Theorizing and Analyzing Language Teacher Agency (2019, Multilingual Matters, with Xuesong (Andy) Gao, Elizabeth R. Miller, Manka Varghese and Gergana Vitanova).

Contributors

Chapter 1. Introduction: Nihat Polat, Laura Mahalingappa and Hayriye Kayi-Aydar

Chapter 2. Dilma Mello, Valeska Souza and Viviane C. Bengezen: Preparation of Teachers of EAL in Brazil: Research, Policy, Curriculum and Practice

Chapter 3. Farahnaz Faez and Michael Karas: Preparation of Teachers of EAL in Canada: Research, Policy, Curriculum and Practice

Chapter 4. Guofang Li, Chunmei Yan and Qiang Wang: Preparation of Teachers of EAL in China: Research, Policy, Curriculum and Practice       

Chapter 5. Maria Ruohotie-Lyhty: Preparation of Teachers of EAL in Finland: Research, Policy, Curriculum and Practice

Chapter 6. Evdokia Karavas and Christina Gkonou: Preparation of Teachers of EAL in Greece: Research, Policy, Curriculum and Practice        

Chapter 7. Martin East, Jocelyn Howard and Constanza Tolosa: Preparation of Teachers of EAL in New Zealand: Research, Policy, Curriculum and Practice

Chapter 8. Yuliya Ardasheva and Natalia V. Sabelnikova: Preparation of Teachers of EAL in Russia: Research, Policy, Curriculum and Practice

Chapter 9. Ali H. Al-Hoorie, Maha Al-Shahrani, Ahmed Al-Shlowiy and Connie Mitchell: Preparation of Teachers of EAL in Saudi Arabia: Research, Policy, Curriculum and Practice

Chapter 10. Ho-Ryong Park, Deoksoon Kim and Tae Youn Ahn: Preparation of Teachers of EAL in South Korea: Research, Policy, Curriculum and Practice     

Chapter 11. Hayriye Kayi-Aydar and Betil Eröz: Preparation of Teachers of EAL in Turkey: Research, Policy, Curriculum and Practice

Chapter 12. Laura Mahalingappa and Nihat Polat: Preparation of Teachers of EAL in USA: Research, Policy, Curriculum and Practice

Chapter 13. Laura Mahalingappa, Hayriye Kayi-Aydar and Nihat Polat: Conclusions and Future Directions

Index