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Simon BorgLearner autonomy: English language teachers’ beliefs andpracticesSchool of Education, University of Leeds, UKSimon Borg is Professor of TESOL at the School of Education, University of Leeds.He has been involved in TESOL for 24 years, working as a teacher, teacher trainer,lecturer, researcher and consultant in a range of international language educationcontexts. He specialises in language teacher cognition, teacher education,research methods and teacher research and has published widely in these areas.Full details of his work are available at http://www.education.leeds.ac.uk/modx/people/staff/academic/borg.Address for communication: s.borg@education.leeds.ac.ukAnne BurnsInvestigating global practices in teaching English to YoungLearnersAston University and University of New South WalesProfessor Anne Burns is Professor in Language Education and Director of theCentre for Language Education Research (CLERA) at Aston University, andProfessor of TESOL at the University of New South Wales. She is an HonoraryProfessor at the University of Sydney. She is perhaps best known for herpublications in action research (Burns, 1999, 2005, 2010) and teacher education(Burns and Richards, 2009). Her forthcoming publications include Tips for TeachingListening (Burns and Richards. Pearson), Teaching Speaking: A Holistic Approach(Goh and Burns, CUP) and The Cambridge Guide to Pedagogy and Practice(Richards and Burns, CUP).Arabelle Charis ChanPerceptions and strategies of learning in English bySingapore primary school children with dyslexia – ametaphor analysisDyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS)Arabelle Charis Chan is a senior specialist teacher and advisory member with theDyslexia Association of Singapore. She has trained teachers in HK and Singaporeand continues to advocate Dyslexia awareness, helping teachers and childrenunderstand Dyslexia better to reach their full potential.412 | Contributors