KAY IRIE teaches English at J.F. Oberlin University, Japan, and a course on individual differences at Temple University, Japan, for the Master's program in TESOL. She has been involved in editing Learning Learning, the newsletter of Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT) Learner Development Special Interest Group since 2005. She is one of the co-authors of Proceedings of the Independent Learning association 2007 Japan Conference (online): Exploring Theory, Enhancing Practice: Autonomy Across Disciplines.
ALISON STEWART teaches in the Department of English Language and Cultures at Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan. Her research interests include identity in language learning and teaching, and different theoretical perspectives on modelling in language education.
