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Bob Adamson is International Director in the TESOL Unit at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. He has published in the fields of curriculum studies, teacher education, higher education and comparative education, with particular interest in English Language education and China. b.adamson@qut.du.au Gary Barkhuizen is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has taught ESL and has been involved in language teacher education in South Africa, the USA, and New Zealand. His research interests include language-in-education planning, learner perceptions of their learning, and the social context of language learning. g.barkhuizen@auckland.ac.nz Helen Basturkmen is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New zealand, where she teaches curses in discourse analysis and methodology for language teachers. Her research interests are in ESP, spoken discourse, teacher beliefs, and focus on form. h.basturkmen@auckland.ac.nz Andrew C. Billings is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Clemson University, USA. His research interests lie within the persuasive aspects of language attitudes and media portrayals of identity. acbilng@clemson.edu David Birdsong is Professor of French at the ... log in or subscribe to read full text