Professional Development for Language Teachers

2005-04-04
Professional Development for Language Teachers

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  • Author: Jack C. Richards
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 052184911X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 197

This much-needed text provides a coherent and strategic approach to teacher development Teacher Development for Language Teachers examines ten different approaches for facilitating professional development in language teaching: self-monitoring, support groups, journal writing, classroom observation, teaching portfolios, analysis of critical incidents, case analysis, peer coaching, team teaching, and action research. The introductory chapter provides a conceptual framework. All chapters contain practical examples and reflection questions to help readers apply the approach in their own teaching context.

Developing Language Teachers with Exploratory Practice

2018-06-26
Developing Language Teachers with Exploratory Practice

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  • Author: Kenan Dikilitaş
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 3319757350
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 217

This edited collection explores the use of Exploratory Practice (EP) by language teachers in classrooms. Written by practitioners, the chapters showcase unique examples of each principle of EP, with topics ranging from mentoring practitioner researchers, to teaching and learning in EAP, and investigating curriculum development in language teaching programs. The book provides example EP studies and gives voice to practitioners’ experiences of the challenges they experienced as well as the benefits. Examples include tackling intercultural communication in linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms; pedagogy and curriculum design in language teaching; explorations of continuing professional development in language education. In doing so, it offers tools that can be transferred to other classroom contexts and used to aid teacher development. The concluding chapter highlights critical aspects of Exploratory Practice which emerge in the studies and examines how practitioners advanced their understandings. This book will appeal to those working in Applied Linguistics, TESOL research, as well as language teachers and teacher educators.

Teacher Training and Professional Development of Chinese English Language Teachers

2017-06-26
Teacher Training and Professional Development of Chinese English Language Teachers

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  • Author: Faridah Pawan
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 1317300041
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 154

This up-close look at Chinese ESL teachers documents undertakings at formal and informal levels to support and sustain their expertise in ways that balance collaborative and competitive efforts, situated and standards-based programs, ethnically responsive and government-based efforts, and traditional and 21st-century teaching visions. English is a mandated subject for approximately 400 million Chinese public school students. Making transparent the training and professional development received respectively by pre-service and in-service teachers, this book provides a rare window into how Chinese English Language teachers (ELTs) reconcile the two needs with the responsibility to teach large numbers of students while also navigating societal, cultural, and institutional cross currents. It also explores the range of ways China invests in the training and professional development of its English language teachers.

Language Teacher Development in Digital Contexts

2022-01-15
Language Teacher Development in Digital Contexts

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  • Author: Hayriye Kayi-Aydar
  • Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
  • ISBN: 9027258244
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 208

This volume demonstrates how various methodologies and tools have been used to analyze the multidimensional, dynamic, and complex nature of identities and professional development of language teachers in digital contexts that have not been adequately examined before. It therefore offers new understandings and conceptualizations of language teacher development and learning in varied digital environments. The collection of pieces illustrates a field that is recognizing that digital environments are the contexts of teacher learning, not simply the object of it, and that issues of identity and agency are central to that learning. As an excellent resource on digital technologies, CALL, gaming, or language teacher identity and agency, the book can be used as a textbook in various applied linguistics courses and graduate seminars.

Training Foreign Language Teachers

1991-04-18
Training Foreign Language Teachers

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  • Author: Michael J. Wallace
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 0521356369
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 192

This book contains many suggestions for practical work and discussion, and includes an extended case-study.

A Practicum in TESOL

2003-07-14
A Practicum in TESOL

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  • Author: Graham Crookes
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 0521529980
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 318

A Practicum in TESOL is a valuable source book for both teacher educators and classroom teachers. It ranges widely across key areas of practice from the nitty-gritty of lesson planning and classroom management, through conceptual areas such as motivation and observation, to crucial if more abstract aspects, such as teachers beliefs and values. It also delves into the moral and political dimensions of teaching. Discussion of these areas, though well-grounded in relevant academic literatures, is also supported by extensive quotes from real teachers working on their practice. The treatment is sufficiently challenging to interest the experienced teacher, while covering matters of basic practice that would be of concern to the beginner. Anyone doing a TESOL practicum will want to use this book whether as an in-service teacher or as a teacher longing to further their professional development. A Practicum in TESOL can be used individually or in groups.

Handbook of Research on Language Teacher Identity

2023-03-13
Handbook of Research on Language Teacher Identity

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  • Author: Karpava, Sviatlana
  • Publisher: IGI Global
  • ISBN: 1668472767
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 537

In today’s educational world, it is crucial for language teachers to continuously evolve in order to best serve language learners. Further study on the best practices and challenges in the language classroom is crucial to ensure instructors continue to grow as educators. The Handbook of Research on Language Teacher Identity addresses new developments in the field of language education affected by evolving learning environments and the shift from traditional teaching and assessment practices to the digital-age teaching, learning, and assessment. Ideal for industry professionals, administrators, researchers, academicians, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students, this book aims to raise awareness regarding reflective practice and continuous professional development of educators, collaborative teaching and learning, innovative ways to foster critical (digital) literacy, student-centered instruction and assessment, development of authentic teaching materials and engaging classroom activities, teaching and assessment tools and strategies, cultivation of digital citizenship, and inclusive learning environments.

Second Language Teacher Education

2013-06-17
Second Language Teacher Education

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  • Author: Diane J. Tedick
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 1135615047
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 375

The education of second language teachers takes place across diverse contexts, levels, settings, and geographic regions. By bringing together research, theory, and best practices from a variety of contexts (ESL/EFL, foreign language, bilingual and immersion education), this book contributes to building meaningful professional dialogue among second-language teacher educators. Featuring an international roster of authors, the volume is comprised of 18 chapters organized in four thematic sections: the knowledge base of second language teacher education; second language teacher education contexts; collaborations in second language teacher education; and second language teacher education in practice. Second Language Teacher Education: International Perspectives is an essential professional resource for practicing and prospective second language teacher educators around the world.

Exploratory Practice for Continuing Professional Development

2018-07-09
Exploratory Practice for Continuing Professional Development

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  • Author: Assia Slimani-Rolls
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 3319697633
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 213

This book explores the use of Exploratory Practice (EP) as a tool for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) by language teachers, and responds to the increasing demand for teachers to engage in research. It presents the results of a unique two-year longitudinal study that critically examines the implementation of EP by teachers of English and modern foreign languages. Through these case studies, the authors provide a critical account of EP as a form of practitioner research that bridges the divide between theory and practice. It emphasizes the centrality of teacher and learner learning in language education curriculum improvement, and gives a voice to teachers’ perspectives on using EP in the classroom. This book will be of interest to language education professionals and scholars working in Applied Linguistics and Language Education.

Teacher Awareness as Professional Development

2021-12-08
Teacher Awareness as Professional Development

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  • Author: Nami Sakamoto
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3030884007
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 154

This book examines the process of identity (re)construction for assistant language teachers (ALTs) in foreign language classrooms in Japan, using Narrative Inquiry as a tool to provide a multifaceted perspective on their personal and professional growth. To develop a thorough understanding of the classroom, the author proposes three different types of awareness from the perspective of sociocultural theory. Each type of awareness is a unique lens through which to see the teachers’ world of language teaching within the classroom. Finally, the book discusses teacher development, teaching theory, and identity based on analysis of the narrative data. The book offers useful pedagogical insights that may have implications for teacher development and principles of language team teaching for teachers, teacher trainers, ALTs, boards of education, and university students of English and language education, including English as a Foreign Language (EFL).