Teacher Research in Language Teaching

2013-03-28
Teacher Research in Language Teaching

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  • Author: Simon Borg
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 0521152631
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 255

Based on original research, this book explores the fundamental relationship between research and practice in English language teaching. Teacher Research in Language Teaching uses empirical evidence taken from an international survey of over 1,700 teachers and educational managers, over a period of six years. It examines their views of research, whether they read ELT research, and whether they do their own research. The author goes on to explore the process which teachers go through in learning to do research, and the research cultures within teaching institutions. The book concludes with a review of the key findings to emerge from the research and a discussion of strategies through which language teacher research engagement can be promoted more productively.

Teacher Learning in Language Teaching

1996-02-23
Teacher Learning in Language Teaching

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  • Author: Donald Freeman
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 0521559073
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 406

This book introduces a new field of educational research called teacher learning, as it applies to the teaching of languages. Up until recently, the study of second language teacher education has focused mainly on the knowledge base and specific skills needed for effective teaching. This book invites us to look at teacher education from a fresh point of view, through an exploration of the thinking and learning processes of individuals as they learn to teach. Seventeen original articles, based on studies done in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, provide examples of pioneering research into the ways that individuals learn to teach languages, and the roles that previous experience, social context, and professional training play in the process. The collection thus helps establish a research base for this newly developing field.

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.

International Perspectives on Teacher Research

2015-03-04
International Perspectives on Teacher Research

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  • Author: S. Borg
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 1137376228
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 201

Teacher research is recognized, in ELT and education more generally, as a powerful transformative strategy for teacher development and school improvement. This volume provides original insights into this issue by focusing on the processes involved in becoming and being a teacher researcher.

Language Teaching Research and Language Pedagogy

2012-01-17
Language Teaching Research and Language Pedagogy

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  • Author: Rod Ellis
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
  • ISBN: 1118291379
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 387

This book examines current research centered on the second languageclassroom and the implications of this research for both theteaching and learning of foreign languages. It offers illuminatinginsights into the important relationship between research andteaching, and the inherent complexities of the teaching andlearning of foreign languages in classroom settings. Offers an accessible overview of a range of research oninstruction and learning in the L2 classroom Bridges the relationship between research, teachers, andlearners Helps evolve the practice of dedicated current languageteachers with research findings that suggest best practices forlanguage teaching

Applied Linguistics and Language Teacher Education

2005
Applied Linguistics and Language Teacher Education

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  • Author: Nat Bartels
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 9781402079054
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 460

Applied Linguistics and Language Teacher Education is aimed at applied linguists who are interested in understanding more about the learning of novice teachers in their classes. The 21 studies in this volume provide information on the complexity of novice teachers’ learning and use of knowledge in a variety of applied linguistics classes such as SLA, Syntax, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics, Phonetics and Phonology, L2 Reading and Writing, Testing, and Content Based Instruction. These studies were conducted in a variety of contexts, from North and South America to Europe, Asia and Australia, and look at the preparation of teachers of English, Spanish and Chinese. The book also includes a state-of-the-art summary of research on knowledge acquisition and use which provides applied linguists with a solid basis for developing their ideas about their students’ learning and use of the knowledge presented in their classes. Furthermore, valuable information for applied linguists interested in researching the learning in their own classrooms is provided by a chapter evaluating a variety of research methods. Each author also provides "insider" information on the advantages and disadvantages of the research tools they used for investigating questions they have.

Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching

2009-12-04
Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching

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  • Author: Anne Burns
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 113518383X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 198

This hands-on, practical guide for ESL/EFL teachers and teacher educators outlines, for those who are new to doing action research, what it is and how it works. Straightforward and reader friendly, it introduces the concepts and offers a step-by-step guide to going through an action research process, including illustrations drawn widely from international contexts. Specifically, the text addresses: action research and how it differs from other forms of research the steps involved in developing an action research project ways of developing a research focus methods of data collection approaches to data analysis making sense of action research for further classroom action. Each chapter includes a variety of pedagogical activities: Pre-Reading questions ask readers to consider what they already know about the topic Reflection Points invite readers to think about/discuss what they have read action points ask readers to carry out action-research tasks based on what they have read Classroom Voices illustrate aspects of action research from teachers internationally Summary Points provide a synopsis of the main points in the chapter Bringing the 'how-to' and the 'what' together, Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching is the perfect text for BATESOL and MATESOL courses in which action research is the focus or a required component.

Professional Development through Teacher Research

2022-03-16
Professional Development through Teacher Research

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  • Author: Darío Luis Banegas
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1788927737
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 191

Little is known about how language teacher educators become, and also develop professionally as, teachers of teachers. One avenue for teacher education professional development is that of teacher research, whereby teacher educators can not only improve their practices in their immediate context but also help develop transformative pedagogies in wider contexts by sharing their research. This volume aims to understand how language teacher educators around the world continue developing professionally by examining their own teaching practices. It seeks to understand the professional gains teacher educators see in conducting research with their own students/future teachers; to promote knowledge democratisation by including teacher educators from under-represented contexts such as Latin America and Africa; to examine language teacher educators’ motivations to write for publication; and to reduce the gap between educational research and educational practice in BA and MA programmes in language teaching.

Regarding Children's Words

2018-08-17
Regarding Children's Words

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  • Author: Brookline Teacher Research Seminar
  • Publisher: Teachers College Press
  • ISBN: 0807777404
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 193

Written by members of one of the best-known and longest-standing teacher study groups, this compelling collection of essays explores the intersection of thought, language, and culture as revealed in classroom discourse. Focusing on classroom issues, this insightful volume: Shows teachers how to make reflection play a key role in their teaching and planning and how to translate research into improved teaching and learning in the classroom. Includes research with diverse groups of students in a variety of settings, including pre–K, elementary school, high school, and special education classrooms. Features a chapter on the evolution of the renowned Brookline Teacher Researcher Seminar. Describes how this influential group functions, explaining how veteran teachers developed theories based on classroom investigations and collaborative work. Chapters by Cynthia Ballenger, Cindy Beseler, Susan Black-Donellan, Karen Gallas, Steve Griffin, Roxanne Pappenheimer, Ann Phillips, and Jim Swaim. “Teachers need just what the Brookline Teacher Researcher Seminar offers in this book . . . wonderful, engaging, and intellectually stimulating.” —Ruth Shagoury, Lewis and Clark College “The Brookline Teacher Researcher Seminar, whose story and work is on display in this book, transformed how we think about teaching, classrooms, and research. Based on the authors’ own experiences and the highly innovative strategies they devised to work together, these teachers developed powerful ways of studying language in classrooms. In the end, they have improved children’s lives and set a new standard for teacher research.” —James Paul Gee, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Critical Issues in Teaching English and Language Education

2020-11-05
Critical Issues in Teaching English and Language Education

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  • Author: Salah Troudi
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3030532976
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 407

This edited book brings together a collection of research-based chapters that address a variety of topics related to the teaching of English in different contexts around the world. The chapters are informed by a critical approach to research, employing a variety of research methods to question and problematize taken-for-granted definitions and practices in areas such as classroom pedagogy, testing, curriculum, language policy, the position of English as a medium of instruction, educational management, teacher education, materials and evaluation. This book addresses a major gap in theoretical and research literature in the area of teaching English, and it will be of interest to trainee and practising teachers, research students and scholars of EFL and TESOL, and researchers in applied linguistics.