For many novice ESL/EFL teachers the transition from their teacher education program ‎(‎Cert or MA‎)‎ to their first year of teaching has been characterized as a type of ‎'‎reality shock‎'‎ because the ideals that novice teachers may have formed during the education program are often replaced by the harsh realities of the classroom‎,‎ and social and political contexts of the school in which they are teaching‎.‎ One reason for this may be that teacher education programs are unable to reproduce an environment similar to that teachers face when they graduate‎.‎ Even though many schools may have induction programs available‎,‎ many novice teachers are often left to cope on their own in a sink‎-or‎-swim type situation‎,‎ with some ultimately leaving the profession because of difficulties encountered during their first year‎.‎ Every teacher must experience life as a novice when they begin their teaching career in a real classroom‎,‎ and Reflective Practice for Novice Language Teachers is the book that will make the transition from the training course to the classroom as smooth as p‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎