Book Reviews: Policy Development in TESOL and Multilingualism: Past, Present and the Way Forward by K. Raza, C. Coombe, D. Reynolds

The book Policy Development in TESOL and Multilingualism: Past, Present and the Way Forward is edited by three qualified editors in the fields of language policy, second language, TESOL, teacher development, assessment, and teacher evaluation. This book focuses on practical issues in English language teaching, comprising curriculum development, learner assessment, program management, and teacher education (p.1). This text emphasizes the urgency of conceptualizing TESOL from ideological stance on valuing all languages and linguistic resources equally. It is important to consider the local and indigenous language when promoting English as an additional language in non-English speaking communities. Divided into three parts, namely “The Past,” “The Present,” and “The Way Forward,” the information in this book flows and is easy for readers to follow. Within all 21 chapters, the authors present the empirical studies’ results related to policy and practices from various countries with different TESOL settings at all educational levels. In Chapter 1, Raza, Coombe, and Dudley synthesize updated information about how language learning policies are developed in a variety of historical contexts in “The Past” and how these language learning policies relate to how language is taught and learned in “The Present.” Finally, they highlight in “The Way Forward” the policies that should be well-structured to provide space for TESOL and multilingualism to synergize.