Innovative Practices in Language Teacher Education

Innovative Practices in Language Teacher Education

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  • Author: Tammy S. Gregersen
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 3319517899
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 270

This volume addresses innovations in language teacher education, offering a diversity of personal/psychological perspectives and topics in the theory and/or practice in language teacher education. The text deals with innovations in teaching for learning, teacher autonomy, dynamic self-reflection, peace education, professionalism, action research, socio-emotional intelligence, embodiment, professional development, NeuroELT, and more. Organized in three sections, the chapters inspire readers to reflect upon what it means to grow as a teacher as they navigate the intra- to inter-personal continuum. The editors draw the main themes together and discuss them in light of an innovations framework developed by Rogers (including relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability and observability) in order to express, in concrete terms, the ways in which each idea can be considered innovative. Throughout the anthology, the reader will find specific, novel ways in which to work towards good practice in language teacher education.


Innovative Practices in Teacher Preparation and Graduate-Level Teacher Education Programs

Innovative Practices in Teacher Preparation and Graduate-Level Teacher Education Programs

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  • Author: Drew Polly
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781522530701
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

"This book provides research on teacher licensure/certification, teacher education, and graduate level education programs. It explores how education systems will not function without professional educators, how our public schools need teachers who are prepared, dedicated, and possess the dispositions to be classroom leaders, and how the certifications and licensures teachers can impact both preservice and in-service training"--


International Perspectives on English Language Teacher Education

International Perspectives on English Language Teacher Education

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  • Author: T. Farrell
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 1137440066
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 221

The chapters in this volume outline and discuss examples of teacher educators in diverse global contexts who have provided successful self-initiated innovations for their teacher learners. The collection suggests that a way forward for second language teacher preparation programs is through 'reflective practice as innovation'.


Mediating Innovation through Language Teacher Education

Mediating Innovation through Language Teacher Education

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  • Author: Martin East
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 1009347489
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 142

This Element examines how pedagogical innovation in language classrooms can be mediated through language teacher education (LTE) by subjecting the author's own practices as a teacher educator to scrutiny. Starting from the premise that implementing innovation can be a challenging enterprise, effective LTE is framed as being built on helping practitioners to recognise and confront often deeply-rooted beliefs and adjust subsequent practices through critical reflection on what an innovation may look like both theoretically and practically. A critically reflective lens is then applied to the author's own work as a teacher educator over several years through a research approach known as self-study of teacher education practices or S-STEP. The approach highlights changes to the author's beliefs and practices as lessons emerged from beginning teachers' engagement with innovative ideas. These are presented with the aim of better understanding how teachers' beliefs and practices with regard to innovation can be enhanced effectively.


Innovative Practices in Early English Language Education

Innovative Practices in Early English Language Education

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  • Author: David Valente
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3031129229
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 357

This book shines a light on novel and less familiar domains of early English language education for children aged 3 to 12, in mainstream and out-of-school settings. Enveloping the volume is the making of creative connections to wider educational philosophies which extend beyond the confines of a narrow linguistic lens. In reconciling the theory-practice divide in English language education, each chapter presents a synthesis of research issues leading to a practical showcase of ideas. Organised in two main parts, the first focuses on innovations within classroom practice, curriculum development, and child-centred assessment, exploring areas which have either received insufficient attention and/or have been reimagined through fresh perspectives. The second part explores innovations in pre- and in-service teacher education contexts and focuses on lesser-known and/or underexplored topics, including bridging general and language education, multilingualism, in-depth learning, metacognition, and pragmatics. This is a timely publication for teacher educators and practitioners alike.


Inspiration and Innovation in Teaching and Teacher Education

Inspiration and Innovation in Teaching and Teacher Education

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  • Author: Karen Goodnough
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
  • ISBN: 0739174223
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 263

Inspiration and Innovation in Teaching and Teacher Education is an edited collection that offers a variety of conceptual and research-based discussions on teaching and teacher education in Canada and internationally. The ideas, research, and practices presented in the book focus on three broad themes: the essence of teacher education, innovative practices in teacher education, and emerging issues in teacher education. The book includes chapter contributions from a group of international scholars, teacher educators, and teachers who are adopting innovation in how they are conceptualizing teaching and teacher education and in how they are engaging in the practices of teaching and teacher education. The contributions examine emerging issues that have far-reaching implications for what we do in teacher education, elucidating the successes, opportunities, and challenges inherent in teacher education. The contributors to this book are inspiring others to examine their own beliefs and practices about what constitutes effective teacher education.


Exploring Innovative Pedagogy in the Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language

Exploring Innovative Pedagogy in the Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language

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  • Author: Robyn Moloney
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 981287772X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 274

Teachers of Chinese as a foreign language in many international contexts are searching for pedagogic solutions to promote effective learning. Models of innovative and successful approaches are urgently needed. This volume presents a collection of compelling and empirically rich research studies that showcases innovative developments in the practice of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The studies focus on three interrelated areas: learners, teachers, and applications of new technologies. Specifically, the studies explore methods for fostering learner-centred classrooms, autonomous learners, intercultural learning, the role of teacher views and identities, the nature of a ‘middle ground’ approach, and technologies that accommodate the unique aspects of the Chinese language, with new options for mobile and interactive learners. Providing both inspiration and practical models for language practitioners and researchers, it offers a vital resource for teachers’ professional development, and for pre-service teacher education.


Innovation and change in English language education

Innovation and change in English language education

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  • Author: Ken Hyland
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1135051895
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 318

Questions about what to teach and how best to teach it are what drive professional practice in the English language classroom. Innovation and change in English language education addresses these key questions so that teachers are able to understand and manage change to organise teaching and learning more effectively. The book provides an accessible introduction to current theory and research in innovation and change in ELT and shows how these understandings have been applied to the practical concerns of the curriculum and the classroom. In specially commissioned chapters written by experts in the field, the volume sets out the key issues in innovation and change and shows how these relate to actual practice offers a guide to innovation and change in key areas grounded in research relates theory to practice through the use of illustrative case studies and examples brings together the very best scholarship in TESOL and language education from around the world This book will be of interest to upper undergraduate and graduate students in applied linguistics, language education and TESOL as well as pre-service and in-service teachers, teacher educators, researchers and administrators keen to create and manage teaching and learning more effectively.


Innovation in English Language Teaching

Innovation in English Language Teaching

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  • Author: David Hall
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 113637048X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 304

This reader provides both theoretical perspectives and practical tools for analysing and understanding how ELT classroom curricula can be analysed, developed and evaluated. The commissioned and classic texts place curriculum change in a philosophical framework and also explore the political and institutional considerations. A series of case studies are provided to highlight both the role of the teacher in curriculum innovation and various processes of planning and implementation. The final section deals with evaluating curriculum and syllabus change.


Confronting Challenges in English Language Teacher Education

Confronting Challenges in English Language Teacher Education

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  • Author: Salah Troudi
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 1040110118
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 292

This edited volume presents an inter- and multidisciplinary approach towards language teacher education, confronting the issues that have continued to pervade the field for the last two decades. Featuring contributions from researchers and teacher educators located within a truly international spread of countries – Mexico, Palestine, Tunisia, Cyprus, and Kuwait to name a few – chapters adopt an ecologically glocalised approach to understand how English language teaching is theorised and practised in different educational contexts across the world. Research gathered from interviews, meta-analysis, and international case studies is showcased as chapters consider both pedagogical and online issues within, as well as critical approaches to, language teacher education. Professional development and evaluation programmes across different educational contexts are discussed in-depth along with guidance and insights for the future of the field. The book will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students working in the fields of English language teacher education, TESOL, applied linguistics, continuing professional development.