Developing International EFL/ESL Scholarly Writers

Acknowledgments

I am grateful to those who have been formative in helping me develop this project. I thank Anna Chamot, co-editor of this book series, whose feedback helped me know how to begin. In terms of learning and development, I am indebted to Patricia Alexander at the University of Maryland College Park. As a mentor, scholar, and fully engaged teacher, Pat has helped deepen my experience of learner-centered research over time and how to present it. With respect to the Forward, I am grateful to Suresh Canagarajah for expert review and straightforward comment. His observation of “truthiness” in U.S. society extends to teaching lawyers in U.S. law schools unaware of evidence-based instruction and learner-centered methodologies inclusive ...