Graham Crookes is a professor in the Department of SLS at the University of Hawaii. He has published in major journals such as TESOL Quarterly, Applied Linguistics, and Modern Language Journal. His current research interests include teachers' philosophies of teaching and critical pedagogy. His most recent book is Values, Philosophies and Beliefs in TESOL: Making a statement (Cambridge University Press).

Richard R. Day is a professor in the Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaii, where he is also the Chairman of Graduate Programs. His instructional and research interests are in second language teacher education, reading, literature, and materials development. He has presented his work at major conferences in Canada, Asia, and the United States. The author of numerous articles and books, his most recent publications include and Bringing Extensive Reading into the Classroom (Oxford University Press), New Ways in Teaching Reading (TESOL) and Cover to Cover (Oxford University Press).

Robert Gibson is former Chair and Associate Professor of SLS at the University of Hawaii. He also received his Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University. Prior to joining the Department of Second Language Studies, he was Interim Dean of the College of Continuing Education and Community Service at the University of Hawaii. Dr. Gibson's specialties include second language methodology, bilingual education, ESL/EFL program administration, English phonology, and Palauan language studies. He has taught ESL at all levels from elementary through adults, and has administered a number of language programs. He is also the former undergraduate advisor for the BA in Liberal Studies/ESL program.

Sandra McKay is Professor Emeritus of English at San Francisco State University and a Visiting Professor at the University of Hawaii in the Department of Second Language Studies. Her primary interests are macro-sociolinguistics, second language education, and English as an international language. Her books include Teaching English as an International Language: Rethinking Goals and Approaches (2002, Oxford University Press, winner of the Ben Warren International Book Award), Researching Second Language Classrooms (2006, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates), Sociolinguistics and Language Teaching (edited with Nancy Hornberger, 2010, Multilingual Matters), and International English in Its Sociolinguistic Contexts with Wendy Bokhorst-Heng (2008, Routledge).

Richard W. Schmidt was Professor of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaii, where he taught from 1976-2011 in both the M.A. and Ph.D. programs. He also served as Chair of the Department for six years, was Director of the National Foreign Language Resources Center at the University for 16 years, and was President of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) in 2003-4. He is the author of many journal articles and books in the area of social and psychological factors in second and foreign language learning, as well as co-author of the Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics (4th Edition, 2010).