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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Language teacher education"”.
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Understanding English language teacher education in Chile : a cultural historical activity theory (chat) perspective
… of citizens to be competent in the English language, resulting in a demand for teachers of English (Matear, 2008). However, there has been a widely held belief that Chilean teachers of English are inadequately skilled and incapable of effectively teaching English at schools (Ministerio de …
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“I know but I can’t explain.” The role of knowledge about English grammar in second language teacher education.
… for teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Despite this, due to English being the Lingua Franca of the world today (Crystal 2003), and the demand for English teaching high, short TESOL courses without KAG education dominate. In addition, KAG is not studied in UK secondary …
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Weaving technology in the design of learning experiences in world language teacher education: the development of a cognitive tool, an instructional device and an exploration
… uses of technology in the context of world language teacher education (WLTE) can be achieved. This work includes (a) the design and development of a prototype of a cognitive tool intended to support the design of language learning experiences; (b) an article that advocates project-based …
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An Investigation of Female English Language Teachers’ Felt Emotions, Their Emotion Regulation Strategies and The Effects of Their Emotions on Their Identities Within Turkish Context: Three Comparative Case Studies
This research aims to investigate English language teachers’ felt emotions, their emotion regulation strategies, and the complex interplay between their emotions and identities, with a particular focus on how emotions contribute to identity construction. Three female teachers working in different …
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ESL teacher education in British Columbia : experienced teachers' perceptions and preferences
… perceptions and preferences of experienced ESL teachers in British Columbia concerning their second language teacher education (SLTE). The study asked what skills and knowledge were important for SLTE in light of teaching experience, and what experiences and activities for training were …
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'What I Didn't Want To Do', 'What I Thought I Would Do', and 'What I Ended Up Doing': Novice EFL Teachers' Narratives of Experience in Learning to Teach
… subject of many studies in the field of second language teacher education. These have included looking at the impact of teacher education programs (Peacock, 2009) and student teachers’ experiences in them (Malderez, Hobson, Tracey & Kerr, 2007), exploring beginning teachers' issues and …
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Conversational Repair Strategies of Teachers of English as a Second Language
The results established a typology of second language teachers' conversational repair strategies. It included strategies involving nonverbal aspects such as gesture, prosody, turn-taking, and display of sympathy. The findings indicated that both student proficiency levels and instructional foci …
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Chinese language teachers' socialization into the profession : a comparative study
ABSTRACTCHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHERS' SOCIALIZATION INTO THE PROFESSION: A COMPARATIVE STUDYbyWenxia Wang This comparative case study investigated how new Chinese language teachers from different linguistic and cultural/ethnic backgrounds (from the U.S., the People's Republic of China, and Taiwan) are …
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An investigation of teachers' reactions to an inservice teacher education program based on reflection and action
Conferences on language teacher education are being held all over the world displaying marked emphases on inservice teacher education and programs that are teacher-learner-centered, context-sensitive, and which, through reflection and collaborative action research, allow teachers to further their …
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Navigating through Challenges: Multilingual Preservice Language Teachers’ Identity (Re)construction
… the ways in which four multilingual preservice language teachers in a MATESOL program in the U.S. (re)constructed and (re)negotiated their professional identities as they proceeded through the process of learning to teach. Although language teacher identity (LTI) has increasingly been researched …
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The relationship between teacher education, teacher cognition and classroom practice in language teaching: a case study of MA students beliefs about grammar teaching
… beliefs and practices of three practising teachers of English in Turkey taking an MA course. Teachers were interviewed and observed over a 20-month period; the observations shed light on how they taught grammar, while the interviews explored their beliefs about grammar teaching and provided …
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The Potential of Dialogic Interaction as a Tool for Mediating Learning During Pre-service English Language Teacher Preparation
… may be beneficial to pre-service second language teacher education that is conducted in the context of a UK University degree award. The qualitative research methodology draws on concepts of Action Research and employs tools from sociocultural and classroom discourse analysis, as well as …
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ESL teachers’ perceptions of good mentoring practice in Senegal: An indigenous, postcolonial, and sociocultural analysis
… is an analysis of how two pre-service mentor teachers described and practiced good mentoring. The mentor teachers were associated with the English language teacher education program at Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal. The findings suggest that good mentoring practice required a …
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An investigation into the Teaching Practicum for Preservice Teachers of Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL) in Teacher Preparation Programmes at Saudi Universities
Abstract Arabic as a foreign language (AFL) teacher education remains underrepresented in the literature compared with other areas of second and foreign language teacher education, particularly within the Saudi higher education context. Existing research has rarely examined AFL preservice teachers’ …
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Teacher Development for English Language Teaching in China: Based on English Language Teachers' Beliefs and Practices in New Zealand
This study inquired into English language teachers’ beliefs and practices in China and in New Zealand, and explored the process of using New Zealand English language teachers’ beliefs and practices as a stimulus in promoting and developing Chinese English language teachers’ understanding of English …
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Culturally Relevant ESL Pedagogy for California Community College Teacher Educators
… the student body, California community college teacher demographics remain overwhelmingly homogenous, as over 82% of full and part-time community college instructors are Caucasian. These diverging trends present serious challenges to both the ESL teacher and learner. In spite of many teachers’ …
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Designing a teacher orientation course for English as a foreign language faculty at Saudi Arabian universities: the case of a private university in Riyadh
This study took place at an English language Centre (Foundation Institute at a university) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to address the problem of English instructors’ attrition. After studying the related literature, that connects the faculty attrition to the implementation of a purpose-made faculty …
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A CASE STUDY OF PRESERVICE WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE AND IMPACT OF MENTOR TEACHERS
… the identity development of two preservice world language teachers during student teaching, and the role that mentor teachers play in their identity formation. Using situated learning theory and symbolic interactionism as complementary theoretical lenses, this study adds to the limited work on …
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A Dynamic Systems Theory Perspective on Pre-service Chinese Language Teachers’ Professional Identity
… in relation to employment (Burns &Bell, 2011). Teacher professional identity focuses on teachers’ cognition and conception of being a teacher (Yuan & Zhang, 2020). It is of vital significance to teacher education (Bullough, 1997). Exploring language teachers’ professional identity and what it …
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