Second Language Learning and Teaching

Christine Coombe

Neil J Anderson

Lauren Stephenson Editors

Professionalizing

Your English

Language

Teaching

Second Language Learning and Teaching

Series Editor

Mirosław Pawlak, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz

University, Kalisz, Poland

The series brings together volumes dealing with different aspects of learning and

teaching second and foreign languages. The titles included are both monographs

and edited collections focusing on a variety of topics ranging from the processes

underlying second language acquisition, through various aspects of language

learning in instructed and non-instructed settings, to different facets of the teaching

process, including syllabus choice, materials design, classroom practices and

evaluation. The publications reﬂect state-of-the-art developments in those areas,

they ado pt a wide range of theoretical perspectives and follow diverse research

paradigms. The intended audience are all those who are interested in naturalistic

and classroom second language acquisition, including researchers, methodologists,

curriculum and materials designers, teachers and undergraduate and graduate

students undertaking empirical investigations of how second languages are learnt

and taught.

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10129

Christine Coombe

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Neil J Anderson

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Lauren Stephenson

Editors

Professionalizing Your

English Language Teaching

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Editors

Christine Coombe

Dubai Men’s College

Higher Colleges of Technology

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Lauren Stephenson

School of Education

The University of Notre

Dame Australia, Sydney

Chippendale, NSW, Australia

Neil J Anderson

English Language Teaching and Learning

Brigham Young University–Hawaii

Laie, HI, USA

ISSN 2193-7648 ISSN 2193-7656 (electronic)

Second Language Learning and Teaching

ISBN 978-3-030-34761-1 ISBN 978-3-030-34762-8 (eBook)

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34762-8

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank those who have served as role models for us. From those

individuals, we met early on in our careers, Gilbert Jarvis, Elizab eth B. Bernhardt,

Charles Hancock and Keiko Samimy (for Christine); Cheryl Brown, Patricia L.

Carrell, David Eskey, Andrew D. Cohen and Harold Madsen, (for Neil) and Neil

England, Robyn Cox, Tania Aspland, Barbara Harold and Rashida Badri (for

Lauren) to the many TESOL professionals that we have encountered since over the

course of our careers. These individuals, many of whom are chapter authors in this

book, have shown us what it really means to be a TESOL professional and it is to

them that this book is dedicated.

As always, our respective families have provided us with much-needed support

throughout the writing and publication process. We also acknowledge our students

and share our sincere appreciation for the opportunities they have given us to learn

and grow with them.

Contents

Volume Introduction: What It Means to Be a TESOL Professional .... 1

Christine Coombe and Chloe Burridge

Language Teacher Professionalism: What Would Learners

Say (WWLS)?

............................................ 13

Víctor Parra-Guinaldo and Tammy Gregersen

Language Teacher Professional Identi ty

......................... 27

Aymen Elsheikh and Elham Yahia

Teacher Stress, Its Effects and Management

..................... 39

Suﬁan Abu-Rmaileh

Increasing Your Happiness Quotient

........................... 53

Christine Coombe and Neil J Anderson

The Importance of Emotional Intelligence Skills for Language

Teachers

................................................. 65

Christine Coombe, Faouzi Bouslama, Lana Hiasat, Carmen Medina,

and Rose Manser

How the Most Productive TESOLers Fit it all in: Strategies

for Productivity and Efﬁciency

................................ 85

Christine Coombe, Phil Quirke, Justin Shewell, and Mashael Al-Hamly

A Paradigm Shift in Balancing Your Professional

and Non-professional Life

................................... 103

Neil J Anderson

Developing a Personal and Professional Strategic Plan

............. 115

Christine Coombe

Listen and Ask, Visualize and Story-Tell: Communication Skills

that Develop Our Professional Collective Efﬁcacy

................. 129

Tim Murphey and Kevin Knight

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Enhancing Your English Language Proﬁciency ................... 141

Zohreh R. Eslami

Developing Knowledge and Skills for Working with Conﬂict

......... 151

MaryAnn Christison and Denise E. Murray

Professionalizing Your Use of Technology in English

Language Teaching

........................................ 163

Greg Kessler

Establishing Your Online Proﬁle

.............................. 175

Christine Sabieh

Transforming Yourself into an Online Educator

.................. 185

Jacqueline S. Stephen

Developing Leadership Capacity in English Language Teaching

...... 197

Lauren Stephenson

Transitioning from Educator to Educational Leader

............... 207

Lana Hiasat

Mentoring and Coaching for English Language Teachers

........... 221

Barbara Harold

Priming the Pump: Giving Back to the Profession

................. 233

Kathleen M. Bailey

Engaging in Reﬂective Practice: A Practical Guide

................ 243

Andy Curtis

Continuous Professional Development: The Seeds

of Professionalism

.......................................... 253

Gabriel Díaz Maggioli

Creating Your Own Professional Development and Lifelong

Learning Plan

............................................ 263

Phil Quirke

Conference Organization as a Path to Professional Development

...... 281

Melanie Gobert

Engaging in Professional Associations: Professional Organizations

as a Critical Component of the ELT Profession

................... 291

Rosa Aronson

Professionalizing Practice Through Research

..................... 303

Dudley Reynolds

A Research Group as a Professional Learning Community:

Collaborations Within and Across Institutions

.................... 315

Sharon L. Smith, Loren Jones, and Luciana C. de Oliveira

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Contextualizing Your Research Project ......................... 327

Ali Shehadeh

Growing Our Research Impact

............................... 337

Minh Thi Thuy Nguyen and Willy A. Renandya

Doing a Conference Presentation

.............................. 349

Christel Broady

The World Needs You: Sharing Your Work and Getting Published

... 361

Andrew Littlejohn and Hayo Reinders

Publishing Pedagogical Materials

.............................. 373

Gary Pathare and Emma Pathare

Navigating the ELT Employment Lands cape

..................... 381

Jonathan Aubrey

Expanding Your Geographic Horizons

.......................... 393

John Schmidt and Liz England

Surviving the Promotion and Tenure Process

.................... 407

Mark Wolfersberger

Volunteering Professionally: Service to Your Profession,

Your Colleagues and Your Community

......................... 419

Mark Algren

ELT Professionals Prepare for Retirement

....................... 429

Hayo Reinders and Marilyn Lewis

Contents ix

Editors and Contributors

About the Editors

Christine Coombe has a Ph.D. in Foreign/Second Language Education from the

Ohio State University. She is currently an Associate Professor of General Studi es at

Dubai Men’s College in the UAE. Christine is co-editor and co-author of numerous

volumes on F/SL assessment, research, leadership, teacher evaluation, and TBLT.

Her most recent publications are The Role of Language Teacher Associations in

Professional Development (2018, Springer) and Innovation in Language Learning

and Teaching: The Case of the Middle East and North Africa (2019, Palgrave

MacMillan). Christine served as President of the TESOL International Association

(2011–2012) and in 2017 was named to TESOL’s 50@50 which “recognizes

professionals who have made signiﬁcant contributions to the TESOL profession

within the past 50 years.” Dr Coombe is the 2018 recipient of the James E. Alatis

Award which recognizes exemplary service to TESOL.

Neil J Anderson is a Professor of English Language Teaching and Learning and

an Associate Director at the Edward D. Smith Center for Learning and Teaching at

Brigham Young University, Hawaii. Professor Anderson is the author or co-editor

of over 50 books, book chapters, and journal articles. His research interests include

second language reading, language learn er strategies, learner self-assessment,

motivation in language teaching and learning, and ELT leadership development.

Professor Anderson served as President of TESOL International Association from

2001 to 2002. He has been a Fulbright Teaching and Research Scholar in Costa

Rica (2002–2003) and in Guatemala (2009–2010). Professor Anderson was the

2014 recipient of the prestigious TESOL International Association James Alatis

Service Award. In 2016, on the 50th anniversary of the TESOL International

Association, Professor Anderson was recognized as one of the 50 individuals who

has made a signiﬁcant contribution to the profes sion of teaching English to speakers

of other languages.