The purpose of this multi-participant qualitative case study was to investigateeffective teachings practices among highly-regarded second language teachers and howthey developed during teacher education programs and in their careers. Furthermore,since COVID-19 has had a remarkable impact in every aspect of living worldwide,including in the field of education, this study also attempted to illustrate how highlyregardedsecond language teachers adapted to emergent remote teaching. The focalparticipates were six highly-regarded second language teachers, who wererecommended by second language researchers, educators, and professional organizationleaders as having outstanding and even innovative teaching practices. Data werecollected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed qualitatively. ActivityTheory and Ambitious Teaching guided this study and were utilized as theoreticalframeworks. Themes related to the theoretical frameworks and patterns that appeared among these highly-regardedteachers were discussed. In order to cultivate second language learning and createeffective second language classes, highly-regarded language teachers nurtured studentcenteredclassrooms, that were enriched with inspiring and encouraging activities,
