The issue of professionalisation of English Language Teaching (ELT) remains underexplored in academic discourse. Written by experienced teacher educators, this book presents a timely guide to professional teacher development in ELT, showing how teacher educators and classroom practitioners can develop their practice. It scrutinises key topic areas for teacher education, detailing the specific competences that professional teachers need to demonstrate in the 21st century, including transforming English language classrooms, engaging in ongoing debates that examine theory, research and practice, responding to managerial and policy discourses on English language instruction, and playing a leading role in regulating the entire teaching profession. It highlights how meaningful, impactful, transformative, and sustainable language education requires high-quality teachers who are lifelong learners, classroom ethnographers, and educational leaders. It is essential reading for pre- and in-service teachers, teacher educators and professional development providers, educational researchers, as well as policy makers in the field of ELT.

‘Cirocki and Hallet have provided an excellent resource on the important topic of professionalism in English language teaching, viewed through the lens of teacher education. This volume is a must have in every teacher’s professional library.’

Christine Coombe - Associate Professor, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE

‘The book is a critical guide for English language teachers to pursue teacher professionalism and professionalisation of teaching. It has all the essential intellectual ingredients that English language teachers need to become professional teachers and educational leaders, who initiate and sustain changes in their own practice.’

Xuesong Gao - Professor of Language and Literacy Education, School of Education, University of New South Wales Sydney

‘This insightful book explores strategies and frameworks for elevating the quality of English language teaching. It delves into effective practices, reflective approaches, and continuous professional development, empowering language educators to further enhance their teaching skills.’

Willy A. Renandya - Principal Lecturer, National Institute of Education, Singapore