Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-231) and index.
Communication language teaching : linguistic theory and classroom practice / Sandra J. Savignon -- Teacher education for curricular innovation in Japan / Minoru Wada -- Practical understandings of communicative language teaching and teacher development / Kazuyoshi Sato -- Zen and the art of English language teaching / Kiyoko Kusano Hubbell -- The washback effect on classroom teaching of changes in public examinations / Liying Cheng -- National standards and the diffusion of innovation : language teaching in the United States / Ana Schwartz -- Innovation teaching in foreign language contexts : the case of Taiwan / Chaochang Wang -- The use of technology in high-enrollment courses : implications for teacher education and communicative language teaching / Diane Musumeci -- Learner autonomy and the education of language teachers : how to practice what is preached and preach what is practiced / Eus Schalkwijk [and others] -- Genres of power in language teacher education : interpreting the "experts" / Celeste Kinginger.