An outsider's conclusion

Two days a go, I read this research paper called: "How can SLA researchers contribute to teacher's practice?"
by Julie Kerekes.* She had done a thorough action research during which she had observed, taught and questioned some 12 American teachers within a specific time frame.

Although initially she mentions that ESL teachers due to their extensive experience in the field, tend to be non-responsive to the SLA researchers' attempt to tell them how to teach; she finds out at the end that her action research has resulted to some if not overwhelming changes in the attitudes of teachers in her study towards SLA and subcequently their teaching.

She also mentions that ESL teachers due to their heavy workload are not able to study the new SLA researches on their own. So this coupled with the fact cited above about their unwillingness to learn through SLA researchers; makes me think of an alternative solution. If some experienced ESL teachers will be given some incentives like a raise in Salary and a reduction of the course load; then they would be able to devote their time to studying the SLA researches and match them with their experience and produce lesson plans and unit plans for teachers to use in their ESL classes. I wonder if such jobs already exist in let's say ministry of Education or Ontario College of teachers.

* From: "Research and Practice in Language Teacher Education: Voices from the field"; University of Minnesota