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Native and non-native speakers of English: Recent perspectives on theory, research, and practice - George Braine (ed.), Teaching English to the world: History, curriculum, and practice. Mahwah, NJ: Laurence Erlbaum Associates, 2005. Pp. xx + 191. ISBN 0-8058-5401-0 (pbk). - Alan Davies , The native speaker: Myth and reality (Bilingual Education and Bilingualism). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters, 2003. Pp. x + 237. ISBN 1-85359-622-1 (pbk.) - Lía D. Kamhi-Stein (ed.), Learning and teaching from experience: Perspectives on nonnative English-speaking professionals. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press, 2004. Pp. ix + 345. ISBN 0-472-08998-6 (pbk). - Enric Llurda (ed.), Non-native language teachers: Perceptions, challenges, and contributions to the profession (Educational Linguistics). New York: Springer, 2005. Pp. xii + 314. ISBN 0-472-08998-6 (pbk).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2008

Amir H. Soheili-Mehr*
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University of Toronto, Canadaamir.soheili.mehr@utoronto.ca

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