A book that develops an understanding of practices at the very centre of
language education - the classroom. It is written for postgraduate
students in Applied Linguistics and Education, and practitioners,
whether in TESOL or other language teaching, In Part 1 the author
explores key concepts in unpacking the complexity of classroom life. In
Part 2 existing research and practice are examined through a series of
research case studies. Part 3 provides a template for research activity
and suggestions for projects and methodologies, and Part 4 collects
resources for readers keen to follow up the themes developed in the
book.