Gary Barkhuizen is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has guest edited two special issues on narrative research (TESOL Quarterly, 2011; System, 2021) and is editor of Narrative Research in Applied Linguistics (2013). His latest books include Language Teacher Educator Identity (2021) and Language Teachers Studying Abroad: Identities, Emotions and Disruptions (2022).

Phil Benson is an Honorary Professor of Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University, Australia. He has published numerous academic books, including Language Learning Environments: Spatial Perspectives on SLA (2021) and five titles for Routledge.

Alice Chik is Associate Professor in the School of Education, Macquarie University, Australia. She has published five academic books for Routledge and has co-authored a monograph of language learning portraits from Sydney, Languages of Sydney: The People and the Passion (2019).