Teaching Language Teachers

2012
Teaching Language Teachers

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  • Author: Gabriel Díaz-Maggioli
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  • ISBN: 1610486226
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 191

Teaching Language Teachers: Scaffolding Professional Learning provides an updated view of as well as a reader-friendly introduction to the field of Teaching Teachers, with special reference to language teaching. By taking a decidedly Sociocultural perspective, the book addresses the main role of the Teacher of Teachers (ToT) as that of scaffolding the professional learning of aspiring teachers. Each of the eight chapters deals with a particular view of this scaffolding process, from understanding and reviewing the learning needs of aspiring teachers, to designing and delivering courses and materials, observing teachers, teaching online and engaging in continuous professional development. Authoritatively written, though accessible to newcomers to the field, this book will prove to be an invaluable addition to the library whether you are a seasoned teacher educator, a new coordinator, director of studies, supervisor or teacher trainer.

On Being a Language Teacher

2014-03-11
On Being a Language Teacher

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  • Author: Norma López-Burton
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • ISBN: 0300189583
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 404

On Being a Language Teacher provides an innovative, personal approach to second-language teaching. Through illustrative personal anecdotes, this text guides new and aspiring language teachers through key pedagogical strategies while encouraging productive reflection by classroom veterans. An ancillary website provides online videos to complement the text by showing an experienced teacher applying the book’s lessons. In a market dominated by dense theoretical approaches to language pedagogy, this text provides an instantly accessible, practical set of teaching tools for educators at all levels. Its accessible style and affordability give it the flexibility to serve as either a primary or a supplemental text for teaching assistants, students in credential programs, or undergraduates in applied linguistics courses.

Tasks for Language Teachers

1993-05-13
Tasks for Language Teachers

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  • Author: Martin Parrott
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9780521426664
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 340

This book contains 40 tasks of two types: discussion tasks and classroom-based tasks.

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.

Becoming a Language Teacher

2020-05-30
Becoming a Language Teacher

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  • Author: Elaine Horwitz
  • Publisher: Castledown
  • ISBN: 9780648184416
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages :

Becoming a Language Teacher, by respected author and experienced language teacher Elaine K. Horwitz, gives pre- and in-service teachers the skills they need to meet the needs of all language learners in today's diverse classrooms-while encouraging them to develop a personal approach to language teaching. Using a warm, supportive tone, the author clearly explains the fundamental concepts of second language acquisition and language teaching. A much-needed resource at a time when it is critical for all mainstream teachers to focus on language, this guide describes how to develop language for academic needs as well as for communication purpose and addresses the latest trends in language teaching.

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.

Language in Language Teacher Education

2002-01-01
Language in Language Teacher Education

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  • Author: H. R. Trappes-Lomax
  • Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
  • ISBN: 9027216983
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 264

This volume explores the defining element in the work of language teacher educators: language itself. The book is in two parts. The first part holds up to scrutiny concepts of language that underlie much practice in language teacher education yet too frequently remain under-examined. These include language as social institution, language as verbal practice, language as reflexive practice, language as school subject and language as medium of language learning. The chapters in the second part are written by language teacher educators working in a range of institutional contexts and on a variety of types of program including both long and short courses, both pre-service and in-service courses, and teacher education practice focusing variously on metalinguistic awareness for teachers, language improvement, and classroom communication. The unifying factor is that collectively they illuminate how language teacher educators research their practice and reflect on underlying principles.

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.

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.

Memory

2021-01-15
Memory

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  • Author: Gianfranco Conti
  • Publisher:
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  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 286

Memory: What Every Language Teacher Should KnowHow do we help students remember? If teachers understand how memory works, there is more chance of helping students do well through effective curriculum and lesson planning. This book is an introduction to memory written specifically with language teachers in mind. Taking evidence from the fields cognitive science and second language acquisition, the authors examine a range of important aspects of memory. These include working memory, phonological memory, long-term memory, cognitive load, implicit and explicit knowledge, prospective memory, metamemory, learning from mistakes, the emotional factors affecting retention and curriculum design with memory in mind. Full references, questions for reflection, and suggestions for further reading and viewing are provided at the end of each of the 16 chapters.The authors apply research evidence to the languages classroom, with suggestions for pedagogy and specific classroom activities.Previous books by the authors are The Language Teacher Toolkit (2016) and Breaking the Sound Barrier: Teaching Langugae Learners How to Listen (2019)