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"I often hear teachers say they learn more about teaching just by watching a good teacher teach than they ever learnt from a book. I think they will find this book to be an exception - because it contains the voices of many good teachers. This is not a 'how to teach' manual, rather a 'how they taught' story. Experienced teachers will hear their own disasters and triumphs echoed in the pages, and novice teachers will hungrily read the many accounts of how these teachers learnt from their experiences. It is to be hoped that in doing so they can shorten that journey to becoming 'a good language teacher'". Misty Adoniou, University of Canberra, Australia: ELT Journal 61/2, 2007, pp. 181-2.
"Those that are moving into teacher training or director of studies-type roles would benefit enormously [from this book]. . . . The Experience of Language Teaching is an important contribution to English language teaching, a profession that suffers a constant battering to its credentials from all fronts. This book represents a step forward in the struggle for a better professional recognition". Thomas Simon, Developingteachers.com
"In this highly readable volume about language teaching in English speaking countries, Senior gives voice to 'the many aspects of everyday teaching that are familiar to language teachers but seldom described' (p.2), offering refreshing insights into how experienced teachers think and act. The book exemplifies Schön's theory-in-use by highlighting the complex nature of on-the-spot teacher decision-making as it is articulated by language teachers". Alison Kirkness, Auckland University of Technology: New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics 12/2, 2006.
"There is something for everyone in this comprehensive and readable research-based collation of the rich experience of over one hundred native speaking English language teachers". . . . The focus is on the interpersonal skills teachers use in teaching and all aspects of their real language teaching experience". Marie McClenaghan, TAFE SA English Language Services, South Australia: TESOL in Context 17/1, August 2007, pp. 37-8.