This book presents a unique perspective from an underrepresented region in the Global South. Previous volumes in the series have addressed issues related to English language learning and teaching in territories where English is not the official language and where gaining proficiency in English is perceived as an asset for academic and professional purposes. The case of the Southern Caribbean features four different countries in the region: Barbados, Guyana, St. Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as Martinique, an island located just north of St. Lucia which is an overseas region of France. This volume documents innovations in learning and teaching Spanish, French, and Chinese in the case of the English-speaking countries, and English as a foreign language (EFL) in the case of Martinique. The chapters cover different aspects of language education in the Caribbean and will be of particular interest to those involved in managing change in language education that attempts to mediate between global trends and local needs. This book will be of interest to anyone involved in language development, from curriculum reform to materials development, and from program evaluation to the setting of assessment standards, as well as students and scholars of applied linguistics, language education, and TESOL.

Diego Mideros is a lecturer in Spanish at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago. He is the academic coordinator for the non-specialist Spanish language courses at the university's Centre for Language Learning. His interests are learner autonomy, out-of-class learning, identity in language learning, and qualitative approaches to L2 research.

Nicole Roberts is a senior lecturer in Spanish and is currently serving as the Acting Director, Centre for Language Learning, The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago. She has researched and published on social and socio-cultural factors which impact reading comprehension and writing in Spanish as well as the importance of study abroad on FL acquisition. She is currently working on a book-length publication analyzing the poetry of the Afro-Puerto Rican author Mayra Santos-Febres.

Beverly-Anne Carter is a retired Professor of Applied Languages and Director (2005-2022) of the Centre for Language Learning at the St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. She has published in the areas of learner autonomy in language learning, foreign language pedagogy and methodology, and language policy and planning.

Hayo Reinders (www.innovationinteaching.org) is TESOL Professor and Director of Research at Anaheim University, USA, and Professor of Applied Linguistics at KMUTT in Thailand. He is founder of the Global Institute for Teacher Leadership and editor of Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. His interests are in out-of-class learning, technology, and language teacher leadership.

Introduction: Innovation in Language Education in the Caribbean region (Nicole Roberts, Hayo Reinders, Diego Mideros, Beverly-Anne Carter).-

Methodological suggestions to increase students' intercultural competence in the English-speaking Caribbean (Carmen Céspedes Suárez).- Puerto Rican English Teachers' Perception of Student Resilience in the Aftermath of Hurricane María (Elenita Irizarry Ramos & Kevin Carroll).- Integrating the transformative/holistic pedagogical paradigm to the Spanish-as-a-foreign-language literature class in the Anglophone Caribbean (Rosana Herrero-Martín).- Teaching pronunciation in a blended learning environment (Frank Bardol).- Issues and challenges of continuing education for French as a foreign language teachers, in the Caribbean (Sabrina Lipoff).- Teaching beyond the classroom: Project-based assessment in a language education course (Pamela Rose).- Values-Based Innovation in the Caribbean Context: Grounding a Postcolonial Pedagogy for the Cave Hill Spanish Section of The University of the West Indies (Ian Craig).- Learning Spanish beyond the classroom in a corporate setting (Diego Mideros & Paola Palma).- Innovation in language education partnerships: the case of the Confucius Institutes @UWI (Beverly-Anne Carter).- Enhancing the French language learning experience with the WhatsApp application (Mathilde Dallier).- Implementation of a Papiamentu-English Pre-University Education Program: Struggles and Triumphs (Nihayra Leona).- Innovation in Language Education in the Caribbean region: Future Directions (Hayo Reinders, Diego Mideros, Beverly-Anne Carter & Nicole Roberts).