Anne Burns je profesorkou TESOL na University of New South Wales v Austrálii a emeritní profesorkou na Aston University ve Spojeném království. Její práce se zaměřuje na výuku mluvení, akční výzkum a vzdělávání učitelů jazyků, přičemž hluboce zkoumá pedagogické metody a jejich dopad na rozvoj jazykových dovedností.
This collection provides an overview of current issues, debates, and approaches in Second Language Teacher Education (SLTE) presented by internationally prominent researchers, educators, and emerging scholars. Chapters address such issues as distance education, non-native English- speaking educators, technology, assessment, standards, and the changing contexts of contemporary language teaching and teacher education.
A guide to going through an action research process. It addresses: action research and how it differs from other forms of research; the steps involved in developing an action research project; ways of developing a research focus; methods of data collection; approaches to data analysis; and, making sense of action research for classroom action.