Teacher Learning in Language TeachingDonald Freeman, Jack C. Richards 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. |
Contents
Starting out in language | 7 |
The tensions of the TESOL | 30 |
Student foreign language teachers knowledge growth | 50 |
Teaching to learn together | 79 |
Learning how to teach ESL writing | 97 |
Learning in the practice | 121 |
From teaching adults to teaching | 154 |
Whats in a methodology? | 178 |
Learning how to teach in the RSA Cert | 242 |
The role of collaborative dialogue in teacher education | 260 |
The role of the professional project | 281 |
Patterns | 295 |
Tracing the sources of teachers | 320 |
Research on teacher learning | 351 |
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