Publisher's Synopsis
This volume brings together researchers from around the world, including Mexico, USA, China, Japan, Iran, Turkiye, Indonesia and the UAE, conducting qualitative research in the field of language teacher education.Each chapter highlights cutting-edge research in language teacher education with particular emphasis on non-traditional research methods, including autoethnography, narrative inquiry, participatory action research, and video-cued multivocal ethnography. The contributors discuss the methodological challenges experienced by the researcher(s) and participants in each study and share their recommendations for best practice. Discussion questions and research activities and assignments are included at the end of each chapter.Designed for students at both the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels, this volume is an essential guide for researchers interested in qualitative research methods, language teacher education, reflexivity and researcher positionality.
