Thomas S.C. Farrell is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Brock University, Canada. He is series editor for the Language Teacher Research series (Asia, Americas, Africa, Australia/New Zealand, Europe, and the Middle East) for TESOL, USA. His recent books are Novice Language Teachers: Insights and Perspectives for the First Year (Equinox, 2009), Reflective Writing for Language Teachers (Equinox, 2012) and From Trainee to Teacher: Reflective Practice for Novice Teachers (Equinox, 2016).