Call for Book Proposals

TESOL Book Series on English Language Teacher Development 

Thomas S. C. Farrell, PhD (Series Editor)

tfarrell@brocku.ca

Proposal Deadline: 1 June 2013

After the successful launch of the English Language Teacher Development (ELTD) series from TESOL Press (see sample book), editor Thomas S. C.  Farrell is seeking another round of proposals for 10,000-word short books on the following topics in English language teacher development:
1. Teaching Young Learners
2. Teaching Large Classes
3. Teaching Mixed-Level Classes
4. Classroom Management
5. Teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
6. Motivation in the Language Classroom
7. Lesson Planning
8. Materials Development
9. Testing the Skills (e.g., reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar)

Authors should be language educators who are experienced in their topic areas.

Scope and Purpose of the ELTD Series

The English Language Teacher Development Series is aimed at issues important to practicing teachers of English to speakers of other languages (ESOL). ESOL includes ESL (English as a second language), EFL (English as a foreign language), EIL (English as an international language), or TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages). The first 15 books in this series appeared in 2013 and now we are looking for an additional 9 topics extend the series (see details below).

Practicing teachers can use the series to update themselves with current research and theories that can be easily translated into practical classroom applications.  Each topic will show a clear transition from recent updates in theory together with how this theory can be put into practice [1/3 theory and debate of theoretical issues followed by 2/3 practical applications that teachers can implement]. Each topic must demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of research and theory and current debates and a discussion on how this new research can be put into practice for teachers in everyday classrooms via reflection questions.

Audience

The audience for the series is teachers, lecturers, researchers, postgraduates, and administrators, specifically, 
o Classroom English language teachers who wish to further their professional development via in-service teacher development courses 
o Program administrators, supervisors, and teacher educators who are responsible for providing professional development opportunities for teachers 
o Those taking graduate courses in ELL/TESOL/applied linguistics who are interested in the field of second language learning and teaching 
o Teachers of languages other than English and those who work with these teachers 

Series Format

• The series is envisioned as a sequence of 10,000-word booklets. 

• Section parts:
o Topic
o Explanation of theoretical issues
o Translation of theories into classroom practice
o Reflection questions (throughout)
o References (not too many)
o Contributor (brief author bio, e.g., 50 words)

• Jargon-free writing, accessible to both native- and nonnative-English- speaking teachers

• Clear explanation of theoretical issues 

• Reflection questions throughout to encourage readers to interact with the text and to come up with their own creative ways of interpreting new theories and research for their own particular contexts.

Series Authors

Authors should be language educators who are emerging or experienced in their topic areas. Topics and author selection are under the purview of the series editor, Thomas S. C. Farrell, Professor of Applied Linguistics at Brock University, Canada. 

Requirements for Proposal Submissions

Please submit a 500-word proposal for initial consideration by 1 June 2013, accompanied by a current CV.

Proposal Guidelines

The proposal must include 

1. A 500-word summary of the proposed topic that describes the following:

Explanation of theoretical issues
Translation of theories into classroom practice
A sample of reflection questions 
References and Further Reading

2. A list of conferences or professional meetings at which parts or all of the contents have been presented.

Proposals will be judged on the appropriateness for the series format. E-mail one copy of the proposal and a cover letter that includes a full mailing address, a daytime and evening telephone number, fax, and e-mail address to 

Series Editor

Thomas S. C. Farrell 
Department of Applied Linguistics 
Brock University
St Catharines, Canada
tfarrell@brocku.ca

Dr. Farrell’s professional interests include reflective practice, and language teacher education and development. He has been a language teacher and language teacher educator since 1978 and has worked in Korea, Singapore, and Canada. He is series editor for TESOL’s Language Teacher Research six-volume series. His recent books include Reflective Language Teaching: From Research to Practice (2008, Continuum Press); Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: A Reflective Approach (2008, Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press); Talking, Listening and Teaching. A Guide to Classroom Communication (2009, Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press); Essentials in Language Teaching (with George Jacobs, 2010, London: Continuum Press); Teaching Practice: A Reflective Approach (with Jack C. Richards—Cambridge University Press), and forthcoming books due out in 2012.

Copyright

TESOL asks all contributors to assign their copyright to the association. The author(s) will be asked to sign a contract during the production cycle for the volume. Please do not submit work that has been previously published, is currently under consideration elsewhere, or is already under contract, and do not submit work for which you wish to retain copyright.