RIIKKA ALANEN is Adjunct Professor in Applied Linguistics at the Centre for Applied Language Studies and Lecturer in Language Pedagogy in the Department of Teacher Education of the University of Jyväskylä, FinlandPHIL BENSON is Associate Professor in the English Department at the Hong Kong Institute of EducationDAVID BLOCK is Reader in Education in the Faculty of Culture and Pedagogy at the Institute of Education, University of LondonCHRISTOPHER CARPENTER teaches at Dokkyo University, JapanALICE CHIK is at Department of English and Communication, City University of Hong KongSARA COTTERALL is Associate Professor at Akita International University in JapanNEIL COWIE teaches English in the Foreign Language Education Centre at Okayama University, JapanHANNELE DUFVA is Full Professor of Language Education in the Department of Languages at the University of Jyväskylä, FinlandDEISE P. DUTRA is Associate Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, BrazilLEENA KARLSSON is Lecturer in English at the University of Helsinki Language Centre, FinlandHELIANA MELLO is Associate Professor of English and Linguistics at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, BrazilLAURA MICCOLI is Associate Professor of English and Applied Linguistics at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, BrazilTIM MURPHEY teaches at Kanda University of International Studies, JapanGAROLD MURRAY is Professor at Akita International University, JapanTARJA NIKULA is Research Fellow ofthe Academy of Finland in the Department of Languages at the University of Jyväskylä, FinlandANNE PITKÄNEN-HUHTA is Senior Lecturer in English in the Department of Languages at the University of Jyväskylä, FinlandKEIKO SAKUI is Associate Professor at Kobe Shoin Women's University, Japan