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: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317300033
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 158

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.

A Study on Professional Development of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Institutions of Higher Education in Western China

2016-11-17
A Study on Professional Development of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Institutions of Higher Education in Western China

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  • Author: Yuhong Jiang
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 3662536374
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 430

This book offers a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the recent professional developments of teachers of English in the western region of China in the context of English language teaching reform and teacher education reform. It discusses a wealth of theories, frameworks, qualitative case studies and quantitative investigations, while also covering a range of key practices that are indispensable. It equips readers with an in-depth understanding of the impact of the current curriculum reform on the promotion of teachers’ cognition, emotions, attitudes and awareness of their self-development, as well as teachers’ corresponding efforts to update their educational concepts, reassess their teacher roles, enhance their teaching skills, and implement new approaches to their professional development. It is a valuable resource for anyone pursuing research in this field as well as in-service teachers, teacher educators and education administrators. And as it offers practical help for the potential difficulties and challenges they might encounter, it is also a must-read for the student teachers of English.

The Pedagogy and Practice of Western-trained Chinese English Language Teachers

2015-06-19
The Pedagogy and Practice of Western-trained Chinese English Language Teachers

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  • Author: Pu Hong
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1136211969
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 197

Providing an East-West flow of language teaching knowledge and know-how to balance prevailing Western-centric perspectives, this book is an in-depth investigation of the impact of Western-based language teacher education on the pedagogy and practice of Chinese English language teachers who received their training in Western institutions or those that emphasize Western-based teaching approaches. A significant and growing number of these teachers will influence millions of language learners in China over the next decades. The Pedagogy and Practice of Western-trained Chinese English Language Teachers: Forefronts Chinese teachers’ voices and experiences in the context of their workplaces and classrooms Connects and balances theory and practice using a sociocultural lens Discusses the Chinese government’s policies on the training of teachers and analyzes them in terms of their impact on both American and Chinese higher education institutions This is a must read book for anyone interested in learning theory adopted from a Western perspective and applied within an Asian setting.

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 : 164

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.

Quality in Teacher Education and Professional Development

2023-05
Quality in Teacher Education and Professional Development

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  • Author: John Chi-Kin Lee
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 9781032055305
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

This edited book addresses the past and changing contexts of Chinese and German teacher education under the impact of globalization and echoes "quality" issues of teacher education.

The Preparation of Teachers of English as an Additional Language around the World

2021-08-09
The Preparation of Teachers of English as an Additional Language around the World

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  • Author: Nihat Polat
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 178892617X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 196

This book fills a critical gap in a neglected area in current educational research: international teacher education. It focuses on the preparation of teachers of English as an additional language (EAL) in several world regions. The book consists of chapters by researchers in well-established teacher education programs in 11 countries: Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Greece, New Zealand, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey and the United States of America. It takes a cross-national, comparative approach around four major focus areas: policy, research, curriculum and practice, offering critical implications that can help improve EAL teacher education programs in different parts of the world. Teacher education is an area that has great potential for international cross-pollination of ideas and actions, and this book represents an important first step along this road.

Facilitating In-Service Teacher Training for Professional Development

2016-12-12
Facilitating In-Service Teacher Training for Professional Development

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  • Author: Dikilita?, Kenan
  • Publisher: IGI Global
  • ISBN: 1522517480
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 376

As new trends emerge in the realm of education, instructors are faced with the task of continuing development in order to stay up to date on the latest teaching methodologies for both virtual and face-to-face education. Facilitating In-Service Teacher Training for Professional Development is a pivotal reference source for the latest research on the scenarios faced by in-service educators, uncovering models, recent trends, and perceptions of in-service teacher training. Featuring extensive coverage across a range of relevant perspectives, such as teacher identity, collaborative teacher development, and exploratory practice, this book is ideally designed for researchers, practitioners, and professionals seeking current research on the need for continuing development in teacher education.

Mobility of Knowledge, Practice and Pedagogy in TESOL Teacher Education

2021-03-08
Mobility of Knowledge, Practice and Pedagogy in TESOL Teacher Education

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  • Author: Anwar Ahmed
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3030641406
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 363

This edited book brings together chapters from diverse geographical and educational contexts to examine the question of transnationalism in English Language teacher education. While the activities that connect people, institutions and cultural practices across the borders of nation-states have gained interest in fields such as applied linguistics, TESOL and migration studies in recent years, there has been little research so far into how transnationalism intersects with language teacher education, and how existing practices can be better integrated into teacher education programmes. The authors fill this gap by introducing and examining existing transnational practices - including cross-cultural settings, study abroad programmes and online teacher education - then offering multiple dialogues on mobility of knowledge, practice and pedagogy in teacher education. This book will be of interest to language teachers, teacher educators, and students and scholars of applied linguistics, cross-cultural studies, and migration studies.

Teacher Education and Professional Development in TESOL

2016-01-29
Teacher Education and Professional Development in TESOL

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  • Author: JoAnn Crandall
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317279484
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 332

At the forefront of research on English language teacher education and professional development, this volume presents new empirical research situated in different contexts around the world, including Canada, Denmark, Israel, Japan, Korea, Qatar, Sudan, and the U.S. It is framed by the volume editors’ insightful overview and analyses of previous and ongoing work in a variety of related domains and an epilogue by David Nunan. The chapter studies are organized around three themes: teacher identity in ESL/EFL teacher education and professional development programs, second language teacher education programs for diverse contexts, and professional development for diverse contexts. All chapters focus on the applied nature of the research and include a section on implications. To provide balance and a range of views, the volume includes both chapters reporting on empirical research funded by TIRF grant recipients and several from invited authors who are senior scholars in the field. This is the third volume in the Global Research on Teaching and Learning English Series, co-published by Routledge and TIRF.

Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

2019-01-21
Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

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  • Author: Jane Orton
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1351206850
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 197

Grounded in analysis of Chinese and international educational concepts and classroom techniques currently used to teach Chinese as a Second Language, and a thorough review of recent research in the field, this volume identifies the learning challenges of the language for native English speakers. Orton and Scrimgeour assess the gap in knowledge and skills between learners’ initial and future proficiency levels as L2 Chinese speakers, map their needs as learners towards achieving a high language proficiency, and set out an informed, integrated teaching orientation and practice for the Chinese classroom that responds to those needs. Chapters in the volume address curriculum design, teaching diverse learners and levels, the learning challenges of Chinese oral and literacy skills, grammar and vocabulary, discourse development, cultural understanding, and the affordances of a visit to China. Filled with original and engaging teaching and learning tools and techniques, this book is an essential and rich content resource for primary and secondary teachers, and teacher candidates and educators in Chinese as a Second Language education.