The Role Of Language Teacher Associations In Professional Development

Author : Aymen Elsheikh,Christine Coombe,Okon Effiong
Publisher : Springer
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030009670

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The Role of Language Teacher Associations in Professional Development by Aymen Elsheikh,Christine Coombe,Okon Effiong Pdf

Providing a timely and much-needed resource on LTAs, the book helps readers recognize the importance and nature of teachers’ professional development, while also contributing to the process of educational change. In order to achieve a suitable level of educational and policy change, a research base for LTAs is called for. This book represents a step in the right direction, introducing readers to essential research on the central role of LTAs in language teachers’ development. Although pre-service and in-service education programs, to be found at government and/or private institutions, are of great value, it is impossible to prepare teachers for all the challenges they will face throughout their careers. In response, many professional associations also provide a wide range of professional development activities for their teacher members. The book will be of interest to language teachers, graduate students, teacher educators and researchers, educational leaders and policymakers, as well as teacher associations.

Author : Jack C. Richards,Thomas S. C. Farrell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005-04-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 0521613833

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Professional Development for Language Teachers by Jack C. Richards,Thomas S. C. Farrell Pdf

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.

Author : Diane J. Tedick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135615031

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Second Language Teacher Education by Diane J. Tedick Pdf

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.

Author : Andrzej Cirocki,Raichle Farrelly,Heather Buchanan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783031426759

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Continuing Professional Development of TESOL Practitioners by Andrzej Cirocki,Raichle Farrelly,Heather Buchanan Pdf

This textbook serves as a current and comprehensive resource on effective Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for TESOL practitioners in various contexts around the world at various stages in their careers. The practices described by language teachers, teacher educators and professional development providers in this book offer a vision of critical issues to consider when designing and evaluating professional development opportunities. Effective professional development requires careful planning informed by the realities of the local context and the specific needs of the teachers. This textbook is designed to support those who provide professional development opportunities by presenting global perspectives on professional development for a range of teaching contexts at different language levels. Each chapter includes a discussion about the type and source of support available in the given context, as well as a reflection on the challenges that exist for both teachers and CPD providers. These insights serve to help CPD designers and providers as they problematize teacher development opportunities in their context. Each chapter concludes with a synthesis of the strengths of CPD in the local context and a discussion of future directions that target opportunities for transformation and improvement. This volume celebrates teachers, teacher educators and CPD providers around the world. High-impact practices are presented from fifteen countries: Cameroon, Canada, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Qatar, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and the United States of America.

Author : Shaila Sultana,M. Moninoor Roshid,Md. Zulfeqar Haider,Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir,Mahmud Hasan Khan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000208849

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The Routledge Handbook of English Language Education in Bangladesh by Shaila Sultana,M. Moninoor Roshid,Md. Zulfeqar Haider,Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir,Mahmud Hasan Khan Pdf

This Handbook is a comprehensive overview of English language education in Bangladesh. Presenting descriptive, theoretical, and empirical chapters as well as case studies, this Handbook, on the one hand, provides a comprehensive view of the English language teaching and learning scenario in Bangladesh, and on the other hand comes up with suggestions for possible decolonisation and de-eliticisation of English in Bangladesh. The Handbook explores a wide range of diverse endogenous and exogenous topics, all related to English language teaching and learning in Bangladesh, and acquaints readers with different perspectives, operating from the macro to the micro levels. The theoretical frameworks used are drawn from applied linguistics, education, sociology, political science, critical geography, cultural studies, psychology, and economics. The chapters examine how much generalisability the theories have for the context of Bangladesh and how the empirical data can be interpreted through different theoretical lenses. There are six sections in the Handbook covering different dynamics of English language education practices in Bangladesh, from history, policy and practice to assessment, pedagogy and identity. It is an invaluable reference source for students, researchers, and policy makers interested in English language, ELT, TESOL, and applied linguistics.

Author : Darío Luis Banegas,Emily Edwards,Luis S. Villacañas de Castro
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781788927734

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Professional Development through Teacher Research by Darío Luis Banegas,Emily Edwards,Luis S. Villacañas de Castro Pdf

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.

Author : Mark Wyatt,Kenan Dikilitaş
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783030992613

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International Perspectives on Mentoring in English Language Education by Mark Wyatt,Kenan Dikilitaş Pdf

This book focuses on mentoring in English language education internationally, as it applies to students, language teachers, practitioner researchers and research mentors themselves. It aims to provide an in-depth understanding of current mentoring practices in diverse contexts worldwide, drawing on case studies from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and the USA; China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Vietnam; Australia; parts of Africa; Oman and the UAE; North Macedonia, Turkey and the UK. Areas of focus include peer mentoring, mentor courses, cross-cultural issues, and modalities such as face-to-face or online mentoring, and the chapters also highlight the value of different methodological tools for exploring mentoring situations, including cultural-historical activity theory and conversation analysis. The book’s conclusion highlights the potential of mentoring to widen access to learning and therefore address issues that relate to social injustice and inequality, particularly in, but not limited to, under-resourced contexts. This volume will be of particular interest to teacher educators, pre-service and in-service language teachers, and students and scholars of applied linguistics and English language teaching.

Author : Steve Walsh,Steve Mann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317335207

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The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teacher Education by Steve Walsh,Steve Mann Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teacher Education provides an accessible, authoritative, comprehensive and up-to-date resource of English language teacher education. With an overview of historical issues, theoretical frameworks and current debates, this handbook provides unique insights into a range of teacher education contexts, focusing on key issues relating to teacher and learner priorities, language and communication, current practices, reflective practice, and research. Key features include: a cross-section of current theories, practices and issues, providing readers with a resource which can be used in a variety of contexts; the use of data, transcripts and tasks to highlight and illustrate a range of practices, including examples of ‘best practice’; ‘snapshots’ of ELTE from a number of contexts taken from all around the world; and examples of current technological advances, contemporary thinking on reflective practice, and insights gained from recent research. This wide-ranging and international collection of chapters has been written by leading experts in the field. The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teacher Education is sure to be core reading for students, researchers and educators in applied linguistics, TESOL and language education.

Author : Alison Stewart
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781788927918

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Language Teacher Recognition by Alison Stewart Pdf

This book presents the career narratives of an under-researched group of teachers: immigrant Filipino teachers of English working mainly with young and very young learners in Japan. It provides a nuanced and revealing critique of poststructuralist views of identity and proposes recognition theories as an alternative perspective. It explores the role of the community found in language teacher associations in the formation and strengthening of language teacher identity and reveals new insights into morality and social justice in language teacher identity. The narratives of the teachers and the communities of which they are part demonstrate how prejudice affects these teachers' lives, and how speaking about and celebrating success can affirm individual and group identity.

Author : C. Gail Guntermann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015029716472

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Developing Language Teachers for a Changing World by C. Gail Guntermann Pdf

Author : Liz England
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429857867

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TESOL Career Path Development by Liz England Pdf

This book addresses a wide range of issues and obstacles that teachers in native and non-native English-speaking countries face in teaching English language learners of all ages, at all levels of proficiency, and in a variety of program settings. The book introduces a model of milestones for career path development specific to the specialized needs and skills of the TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) community that caters to the many unique challenges faced by teachers at a range of experience levels, from preservice and novice teachers to veteran and semi-retired professionals. Taking an interdisciplinary approach and drawing on the voices and experiences of TESOL scholars, England demonstrates how best to apply one’s education, background, and experiences to individuals who work in the field of TESOL, and offers unique tools, strategies, and training techniques. This book provides a clear and engaging framework for scholars and teachers at any stage in one’s career to grow and develop professionally in fast-changing and increasingly complex professional climates. This book is ideal for scholars, graduate students, and researchers in TESOL and language teaching, as well as scholars and researchers in international teacher development and language.

Author : Estela Ene,Betsy Gilliland,Sarah Henderson Lee,Tanita Saenkhum,Lisya Seloni
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781800415157

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EFL Writing Teacher Education and Professional Development by Estela Ene,Betsy Gilliland,Sarah Henderson Lee,Tanita Saenkhum,Lisya Seloni Pdf

This book explores how EFL writing teacher education is theoretically, pedagogically, methodologically and sociopolitically shaped, given teachers’ unique local contexts and circumstances. It showcases practitioners and researchers teaching in, or studying, geographic areas that have as yet been under-represented in international publications, and it focuses on ways that specific contexts create unique opportunities and constraints on what developing teachers know and do in their work. The chapters prioritize local voices and materials to build a more inclusive and comprehensive picture of L2 writing globally, enabling the book as a whole to both document and further shape pedagogical approaches to L2 writing. Readers will be able to use the unique insights contained in this book in their own classrooms and professional development activities.

Author : Nat Bartels
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006-07-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781402029547

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Applied Linguistics and Language Teacher Education by Nat Bartels Pdf

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.

Author : Liz England,Lía D. Kamhi-Stein,Georgios Kormpas
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-28
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781000853544

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English Language Teacher Education in Changing Times by Liz England,Lía D. Kamhi-Stein,Georgios Kormpas Pdf

This volume addresses challenges that the field of English language teacher education has faced in the past several years. The global pandemic has caused extreme stress and has also served as a catalyst for new ways of teaching, learning, and leading. Educators have relied on their creativity and resiliency to identify new and innovative teaching practices and insights that inform the profession going forward. Contributors describe how teacher educators have responded to the specific needs and difficulties of educating teachers and teaching second language learners in challenging circumstances around the world and how these innovations can transform education going forward into the future. Paving the way for a revitalized profession, this book is essential reading for the current and future generations of TESOL scholars, graduate students, and professors.

Author : Peter De Costa,Özgehan Ustuk
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781350262850

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A Sociopolitical Agenda for TESOL Teacher Education by Peter De Costa,Özgehan Ustuk Pdf

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) sits at the nexus of constant change, which makes it vitally important for language teachers to engage in continuous development and keep abreast of the sociopolitical milieu in which they are embedded. However, most teacher education activities are often associated with what is perceived as best practices that are expected to be adopted (often uncritically) for classroom application and practice, with the intention of training teachers to become technicians in their respective classrooms. In reality, TESOL practitioners often find themselves in situations that require them to be reflexive practitioners and to negotiate sites of political struggles and social injustice. Given that a socially situated understanding of TESOL teacher education is often overlooked, this volume highlights the sociopolitical dimensions of TESOL teacher education. In Part 1, the authors introduce the theoretical underpinnings of the sociopolitical agenda proposed by this volume. Building on these theories, Part 2 realizes the proposed agenda by situating it within actual TESOL teacher education contexts that are characterized by power imbalances and neoliberally inflected educational injustices.