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Acknowledgments
We would like to acknowledge the contributions of countless professionals in the field of TESOL from whom we have had the privilege of learning. Thank you to all of our students and colleagues who we have had the good fortune to collaboratively construct our understandings and grow academically alongside.
A big thank you to the following educators who contributed their insights and voices to this text. Your voices beautifully illustrated the intentional instruction and assessment practices you employ and your dedication to English learners. English language learners worldwide benefit because of your professionalism!
Ami Christensen
Angela Bell
Benardo Tupas Panzo
Connie “Alia” Mitchell
Elizabeth Kitzmann
Jing Jing “Summer” Jiao
Kara Shore
Katie Lembra
Mari Bodensteiner
Matthew Ventiri
No text can be written without the support and patience of one’s family and friends, and cookies. We would like to say thank you specifically to those who have heard the word “book” too many times this year.
Maddy Reynolds
Molly Vogt
Sherry Draeger
Our friends and families
Introduction
This textbook is an introduction to the profession of TESOL (teachers of English to speakers of other languages) from a bird’s eye point of view. We wanted newcomers to feel welcomed to the profession through an exploration of the breadth and scope of the field. We believe that newcomers will feel connected through understanding the knowledge base, skills, beliefs, and attitudes that TESOL educators have.
This is a descriptive textbook, which will help any prospective TESOL educator understand the interdisciplinary knowledge base that TESOL professionals share as well as the opportunities and subfields within the discipline. It is meant for educators who are hoping to learn more about TESOL or who are considering entering the field. It covers almost all areas of TESOL in a readable manner for students who are inclined to enter the field or teachers who are already in the field without formalized teacher preparation. It presents an opportunity to understand the numerous specializations and niches in the field that can be explored in TESOL. For example, one could teach first grade students bilingually in Egypt, foreign language instruction of English in Russia, academic second language writing at universities in English-speaking contexts, or research language patterns employed cross-culturally by different genders.
The major goal of this text is to share essential facts while providing basic information about contexts for teaching, our learners and their goals, professional organizations, linguistics, second language acquisition theories, instructional practices, and professional development. It is designed to help those interested in TESOL situate and commence their studies and research, and orient them so they know where to find resources, how to engage in the profession, and how to grow over the course of a career. It spans English as a second language (ESL) and English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts as the authors are experienced teacher educators in both contexts. We hope it helps all readers identify where to enter the profession in ways that are inspiring
