Teacher Learning in Language Teaching
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Teacher Learning in Language Teaching by Donald Freeman
This text introduces an area of educational research, teacher learning, as it applies to the teaching of languages. The paperback edition introduces a new field of educational research called teacher learning, as it applies to the teaching of languages. Seventeen original articles, based on studies done in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, provide examples of theory and research into teacher learning and of the role that previous experience, social context, and professional training play in the process.
"There are a number of excellent research reports, including Karen Johnson's investigationm into TESOL practicum (Chapter 2); Gloria Gutierrez Almarza's longitudinal study of the professional development of four L2 teachers (Chapter 4); Anne BUurn's research inot the relationship between the beliefs and practices of an experienced ESL teacher (Chapter 7); and Michael Wallace's discussion of the professional project (Chapter 13)..Another positive feature of the volume is the broad focus of the 15 chapters. There are studies of teacher's and teacher education programs in both ESL and EFL settings, and in Spanish and French as foreign language programs. Also impressive is the variety of data-gathering strategies, from surbey questionnaires to classroom observations." Richard Day, TESL Report "The book is well organized, highlighting key topics for each chapter...This type of organization allows readers to scan the book fairly quickly in order to locate studies of particular interest...One of the most striking aspects of this collection is its departure from traditional research and its insistence on a critical approach towards teacher education." Penn TESOL East "...this volume contains information that teacher educators need to consider seriously..." Cheryl Eason, Studies in 2nd Language Acquisition
Freeman, Donald: - Donald Freeman is a professor at the School of Education, University of Michigan, where his work focuses on designing and documenting new approaches to large-scale improvements in language teaching that support the work of classroom language teachers. For 25 years, he was on the graduate faculty at the School for International Training, where he chaired the Department of Language Teacher Education, and founded and directed the Center for Teacher Education, Training, and Research. He is author of several books on language teacher education, most recently?Educating Second Language Teachers: The �same things done differently�. He is senior consulting adviser on?ELTeach, an on-line professional development program, and editor of the professional development series, ?TeacherSource. Freeman has been president of TESOL, and a member the International Advisory Council for Cambridge English.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521559072 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521559073 |
| Title | Teacher Learning in Language Teaching |
| Author | Donald Freeman |
| Series | Cambridge Language Teaching Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1996-02-23 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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