He has been involved in language education as a teacher of English for many years in Germany, Japan, China, Canada and Hong Kong, and has published widely in areas of language in education. His best known work is on the global spread of English, colonialism and language policy, critical applied linguistics, critical approaches to TESOL, plagiarism, and popular culture and identity
Dương Thị Hoàng Oanh obtained her BA in the English Language at Hue University (1985), Vietnam, MA in TESOL at Canberra University (1994), Australia; PhD in Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (2003); and Post Doctorate in Management in Higher Education at Yale University, the USA (2007).
Joseph Foley is Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in the Graduate School of English at Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand since June 2006. Previously, he was Head of English Language in the Department of English Language and Literature at the National University of Singapore where he taught for more than 25 years.
Jihyeon Jeon is associate professor in the Dept. of International Office Administration, College of Business, Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, Korea…
Marc Helgesen is professor at Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University, Sendai, Japan and adjunct professor at Teachers College Columbia University MA TESOL Program – Tokyo…
Gloria C. Kismadi holds a Master’s degree in Literature but her lifetime concern, by choice, has been language teaching, be it ESL, EFL Teacher Training and Professional Development, and the appropriateness of English language teaching materials. “Literature is my passion,” she says, “language teaching my vocation. So be it.”
Andy Kirkpatrick is Chair Professor of English as an International Language at the Hong Kong Institute of Education, and Director of the Institute’s Research Centre into Language Education and Acquisition in Multilingual Societies…
Dr. Willy A. Renandya is a language teacher educator with extensive teaching experience in Asia. He currently teaches applied linguistics courses at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, where he also co-manages the Teachers’ Language Development Centre.
Currently as the Head of the Training, Research, Assessment & Consultancy Department of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education (SEAMEO), Regional Language Centre (RELC) Singapore, Dr Chan Yue Weng is dedicated to the development of language teacher education and promotion of international cooperation among language professionals in the region.
Hafilia Ismanto started her career in English Language Teaching in 1984 as a part time English teacher in LIA. She has held various positions since she became a full time teacher in 1998, namely, Head of Curriculum & Materials Development for ESP,Branch Manager of LBPP LIA Pengadegan and its extension – LBPP LIA Pasar Minggu, Teacher Training and Development Manager, …