Language Teacher Education in a Multilingual Context Experiences from Hong Kong

“The book provides readers with practical and inspiring information about teacher identities and teacher education programmes in Hong Kong. It is insightful for student teachers, teachers, teacher educators, policy makers and researchers interested in teacher education, For anyone who is interested in the field of L2 teacher education or the broader field of L2 learning and teaching, particularly in multilingual contexts, I would recommend the book without hesitation.” (Wei Ren, Journal of Education for Teaching, Vol. 41 (3), 2015)

“Trent, Gao, and Gu successfully showcase their research work from a multidimensional and multifaceted view to focus on teacher identity as a crucial issue for the professional development of language teachers … and set their work in Hong Kong’s multilingual context of rich complexity. … this volume makes a substantial contribution to our knowledge of teacher identity and the field of language teacher education … . recommended to teacher education researchers, teacher educators, and policy makers in similar contexts.” (Hao Xu, System, Vol. 47, December, 2014)

“‘Language Teacher Education in a Multilingual Context, Experiences in Hong Kong’ is a collection of studies exploring the situation of potential English language teachers in Hong Kong, and seeks to understand issues in this specific multilingual context. … The book will be of great significance to language teachers, policy makers and research