Viv Ellis is Tutor for English Education and University Lecturer in Educational Studies at Oxford University. He has written widely on teacher education and has served as Vice-Chair of NATE.

• Foreword by Professor Peter Smagorinsky; 1. Introduction; 2. Working on and being worked on: developing knowledge in practice; 3. Know, understand and be able to do: professionalizing knowledge; 4. Culture, activity, agent: designing the research; 5. Ann: thinking about the subject knowledge of English; 6. Grace: thinking about the subject knowledge of English; 7. Liz: thinking about the subject knowledge of English; 8. Personal trajectories of participation: interpreting beginning teachers' development; 9. From making little ticks to building professional communities: some implications for teacher education References.

Viv Ellis is Tutor for English Education and University Lecturer in Educational Studies at Oxford University. He has written widely on teacher education and has served as Vice-Chair of NATE.

• Foreword by Professor Peter Smagorinsky; 1. Introduction; 2. Working on and being worked on: developing knowledge in practice; 3. Know, understand and be able to do: professionalizing knowledge; 4. Culture, activity, agent: designing the research; 5. Ann: thinking about the subject knowledge of English; 6. Grace: thinking about the subject knowledge of English; 7. Liz: thinking about the subject knowledge of English; 8. Personal trajectories of participation: interpreting beginning teachers' development; 9. From making little ticks to building professional communities: some implications for teacher education References.

Viv Ellis is Tutor for English Education and University Lecturer in Educational Studies at Oxford University. He has written widely on teacher education and has served as Vice-Chair of NATE.

• Foreword by Professor Peter Smagorinsky; 1. Introduction; 2. Working on and being worked on: developing knowledge in practice; 3. Know, understand and be able to do: professionalizing knowledge; 4. Culture, activity, agent: designing the research; 5. Ann: thinking about the subject knowledge of English; 6. Grace: thinking about the subject knowledge of English; 7. Liz: thinking about the subject knowledge of English; 8. Personal trajectories of participation: interpreting beginning teachers' development; 9. From making little ticks to building professional communities: some implications for teacher education References.