Exploratory Practice in Language Teaching: Puzzling About Principles and Practices 1st ed. 2017 [Hardback]

"Interest in practitioner research is growing, but how might teachers research their own contexts? And how can they carry out these explorations in ways which add to their and their learners' 'quality of life'? Judith Hanks provides a much-needed and inspiring account of Exploratory Practice (EP) which answers these questions." (Graham Hall, Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University, UK) "Hanks' innovative analysis is a timely and important contribution to the burgeoning literature on practitioner researcher and continuing professional development in the field of language education." (Simon Borg, Visiting Professor of TESOL, University of Leeds, UK) "Hanks makes an original, detailed, and compelling case for the fundamental distinctiveness and practical importance of Exploratory Practice (EP), a radical form of practitioner research bringing teachers and learners (and others) together as co-researchers seeking deeper understandings of what it means to be engaged in language teaching and learning." (Dick Allwright, Lancaster University, UK) "Hanks goes deep into the fabric of Exploratory Practice from its theoretical origins to real examples. It is a rigorous and human account of how a network of theorists and teachers have worked through the puzzles of everyday teaching, crossing boundaries, getting to the essence of teachers and learners as people. Anyone who struggles to do the best for their students and themselves through openness and understanding will find this book a profound support." (Adrian Holliday, Professor, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK)