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Introduction
teachersdemonstratinganddiscussingtheexamplesofgoodpractice.Itprompts
anin-depthreflectionontherelevantcontentaswellas,wehope,encouragesthe
Readersofourtextbooktoself-reflectonthecreativitythatlanguageteachingand
learningfacilitates.
Ourpublicationconsistsof16chaptersinwhichwediscussthecurrenttheoretical
orientationsandcontextsofEnglishlanguageteaching,demonstratemethodsand
techniquesofworkwhichenablethedevelopmentofspecificlinguisticabilities,and
presentconsiderationswhichareaimedatsupportingthevocationaldevelopment
ofteachers.
TisvolumeistheworkoffivespecialistsintheareaofEnglishlanguageteaching
andforeignlanguagesdidactics.Ineverychapterofthebook,wehaveprovided
anoteonitsauthor.Teauthorsrepresentvariousacademiccentres,bothPolishand
foreign.Tisfruitfulcooperationsymbolizestheirwishtodemonstrateunityinthe
diversityoftheiracademicpursuits;diversitywhichresultsfromdiferentinterests
andresearchexperiences.Muchastheauthorshaveendeavouredtomaintainthe
unityofthought,italsohastoberememberedthatsubtlevariationsofstyleand
expressionmaybefound.
Temodernstandardsforlanguageteachereducationalsoencompassabroadrange
ofdiverseconcepts,approaches,andeducationalpracticesworkedouttogether,but
atthesametimerespectingtheautonomyoftheindividualinstitutionsinvolvedin
suchactivities.Teyalsoformacollectionofsolutionsandstrategieswhichhave
interdisciplinaryroots.Tisinterdisciplinarityisalsovisibleinourreflections,which
gofarbeyondthetraditionallyunderstooddidacticsandmethodologyofEnglish
languageteaching.
WeareverymuchindebtedtoProfessorMelanieEllis,ProfessorJoannaRokita-
-JaśkowandProfessorMichałB.Paradowskiforthecriticalreadingofourwork
andforpreparinganinsightfulandfavourablereview.Teconstructivesuggestions
wereceivedhadasignificantimpactonthefinalformofthepresentvolume.
Wewouldalsoliketoexpressourgratitudetoallscholarsactiveintheareaoflearn-
ingandteachingoftheEnglishlanguageandotherforeignlanguages.Withouttheir
achievementsandcommitmenttothedevelopmentofourfieldofresearch,this
textbookwouldnothavecomeintobeing.
Allofusaregratefultoourstudentswhoparticipatedintheacademicclasseswe
conductedforTEFLcourses.Teconceptofthistextbookgreatlybenefitedfromour
encountersanddiscussions.