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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450210603321

Titolo

Second language teacher education [[electronic resource] ] : international perspectives / / edited by Diane J. Tedick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005

ISBN

1-283-10248-X

9786613102485

1-4106-1113-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (373 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TedickDiane J

Disciplina

418/.0071

Soggetti

Language teachers - Training of

Second language acquisition

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Second Language Teacher Learning and Student Second Language Learning: Shaping the Knowledge Base; 2 Response to Tarone and Allwright; 3 Introspection and Retrospection as Windows on Teacher Knowledge, Values, and Ethical Dispositions; 4 The Professional Development of Working ESL/EFL Teachers: A Pilot Study; 5 Toward Linking Teacher Knowledge and Student Learning; 6 The Power of Tests Over Teachers: The Power of Teachers Over Tests; 7 Contexts and Policy Reform: A Case Study of EFL Teaching in a High School in Japan

8 Toward a Comprehensive Conceptualization of Teaching Assistant Education: Contents, Commitments, Structures9 A Conscious and Deliberate Intervention: The Influence of Language Teacher Education; 10 Build It and They Will Come: Realising Values in ESOL Teacher Education; 11 The Impact of Action Research on Teacher Collaboration and Professional Growth; 12 Developing Self, Developing Curriculum, and Developing Theory: Researchers in Residence at Patrick Henry Professional Practice School

13 Improving ESL Instruction in a Bilingual Program Through Collaborative, Inquiry-Based Professional Development14 Key Themes



in TESOL MA Teacher Education; 15 The Dialogic Process of Capturing and Building Teacher Practical Knowledge in Dual Language Programs; 16 Teacher Education Through Immersion and Immersion Teacher Education: An Australian Case; 17 Combining Foreign and Second Language Teacher Education: Rewards and Challenges; 18 Preparing Preservice Teachers for English Language Learners: A Content-Based Approach; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 <i