This book seeks to provide an overview of current approaches, issues, and practices in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). It has the following goals:

• to provide a comprehensive overview of the field of second and foreign language teaching, with a particular focus on issues related to the teaching of English

• to provide a source of teaching principles and classroom activities which teachers can refer to in their work

• to provide a source of readings and activities that can be used in TESOL teacher-education programs, for both preservice and in-service courses

The articles in this anthology offer a comprehensive picture of approaches to the teaching of English and illustrate the complexity underlying many of the practical planning and instructional activities it involves. These activities include teaching English at elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels, teacher training, language testing, curriculum and materials development, the use of computers and other technology in teaching, as well as research on different aspects of second language learning. The issues that form the focus of attention in TESOL around the world reflect the contexts in which English is taught and used. English in different parts of the world where it is not a native language may have the status of either a “second” or a “foreign” language. In the former case, it is a language that is widely used in society and learners need to acquire English in order to survive in society.