Research as a Tool for Empowerment: Theory Informing Practice will be an edited volume that will include an array of research-basedchapters that not only further the field of second/foreign language research, but that also provide practical implications to language classroomsin international and national settings.Unlike previous anthologies in second/foreign language research, this proposed volume will present studies from various research paradigms:quantitative, qualitative, teacher-research, and mixed-methods research. Each of these three sections is tied together by the overalltheme of empowerment.