Teacher education in higher education has been of great interest as a research area in recent years. The discussion focuses on topics such as tertiary pedagogies, professional development, instructional innovative practices as well as technology and instruction.
Following these topics, the contributors of this collected volume deal with English as a medium of instruction (EMI) and Content and Language Integrated Language (CLIL). They examine the professional development of lecturers and discuss further topics such as English for academic purposes (EAP), English for special purposes (ESP) and English for vocational purposes (EOP). Finally, they explore the use of technology as an instructional tool. This book is designed as a resource that enriches the knowledge of the teachers and aims to empower them to maintain, develop and increase students¿ critical thinking and problem-solving skills so that teachers can provide better classroom experiences for their students.

Enisa Mede is Associate Professor at the department of English Language Teaching (ELT) at Bahçe¿ehir University, Istanbul (Turkey). Her research interests include program design and evaluation in second/foreign language education, bilingual education and first/second language development in young learners.
Kenan Dikilitä is Associate Professor at the department of English Language Teaching at Bahçe¿ehir University, Istanbul (Turkey). His research interests include English language teacher education with a focus on pre- and in-service teacher development.
Derin Atay is Professor at the department of Foreign Language Education at Bahçe¿ehir University, Istanbul (Turkey). Her research interests include teacher research, culture in language education, pre- and in-service teacher education and critical thinking in education. She has authored numerous articles in indexed journals and book chapters and conducted teacher professional development seminars.

Language education - Pedagogical perspectives - Instructional perspectives - Higher education