The call for second language teacher education (SLTE) to embrace teacher identity is not new. There is a growing body of research that theorizes teacher identity, focuses on the centrality of teacher identity in teacher learning and professional growth and highlights the impact of teacher identity on their pedagogical practices. However, little is…

The article deals with contemporary foreign language teacher's training. Based on experience it is analyzed foreign language teacher's training system in Russia and noted specific tendencies in teacher's training and his/her personal qualities. The authors consider innovative approaches directed to contemporary teacher of the 21-st century who is…

This article lays out the proposition that the rapid changes in 21st-century society, in which multilingualism is the norm, have presented new challenges, questions, and resources with regard to the roles, tasks, and contributions of language teachers. In line with recent research developments and in keeping with tradition, we believe it helpful…