Since the end of World War II, international leaders have made calls addressing the world
language teacher shortage. For almost 70 years, such rhetoric has been advanced, yet …

Within the field of education, collaboration comes in many guises: teacher collaboration in
the classroom (peer teaching/team teaching), collaborative learning among learners …

Despite recent discussions about the involvement of English for academic purposes (EAP)
teachers in research practices, very little is known about how they themselves view and …

In this article, we argue not only for more research into English language teacher
associations (TAs) but also for research to be carried out by and within TAs. That is, we …

This article presents the themes that emerge from this Special Issue on language teacher
associations (LTAs). I discuss various conceptualizations of LTAs, as well as the different …

This article takes a case study approach to exploring membership, belonging, and identity
amongst English language teachers in the twenty-first century. It explores findings from two …

The impetus for this book was TESOL Quarterly's (TQ) 2018 call for a special issue. One of
the main reasons our proposal for a special issue on Language Teacher Associations …

While conferences have always been seen as an indicator of professional activity, very little
is known in an ELT context regarding how teachers perceive these experiences as …

Introduction A major source of concern across a number of English-speaking countries is the
loss of language teachers from the profession. In a global era where the ability to engage …

The complexity inherent in the TESOL field can present challenges for Language Teacher
Associations (LTAs) in undertaking internal‐facing roles such as professional learning …