We kick off Bridge the Gap, with Masatoshi Sato, who has actually done quite a bit of research into the what and why of the research-practice gap, and has also written extensively about how the research community could move forward in a more collaborative manner.

For those of you interested, Masatoshi is also the co-founder of TESOL Graphics, a brilliant site that summarises research using infographics (among other things!). Highly recommended :) Also, Masatoshi has just co-authored a book with Shawn Loewen called A Practical Guide to Second Language Teaching and Learning - cannot wait to get my hands on this!