Author: Joachim Appel Publisher: ISBN: 9780435240769 Category : First year teachers Languages : en Pages : 142
Book Description
Offering a personal account of survival and professional development, this is one of a series dealing with issues in language teaching for teachers and trainers across Europe, in both state schools and private education. The aims are to bridge the gap between current language-teaching theories and classroom practice, and to share and benefit from the expertise of foreign-language teachers who speak their pupils' mother tongue.
Author: David Little Publisher: Council of Europe ISBN: 9789287171610 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 56
Book Description
The European Language Portfolio aims to foster the development of learner autonomy, intercultural awareness and plurilingualism. Teachers of particular languages working on their own can use the ELP to promote learner autonomy, but the goals of intercultural awareness and plurilingualism invite us to use the ELP in all foreign language classes at all levels in the school. The guide introduces the language education policy that underpins the ELP, explores the key concepts that it embodies, and explains how to plan, implement and evaluate whole-school ELP projects. The ten case studies published on the project website illustrate various dimensions of ELP use and include practical suggestions and activities for teachers and learners.
Author: Minh Hue Nguyen Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9789811397639 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 185
Book Description
This book examines a range of complex issues concerning the professional experience (i.e., practicum) in English language teacher education with regard to curriculum design and implementation, as well as professional learning. Drawing on a sociocultural perspective, it explores the context of the professional experience, preservice teachers as learners of English language teaching, and the activity of learning to teach English language in connection with interrelated contextual and personal issues: contextual issues such as policies, curricula, university-school partnerships, and mentoring relations are investigated in relation to personal issues such as the beliefs, expectations, prior educational experiences, previous teaching experiences, and cultural-linguistic backgrounds of preservice teachers. In turn, the book addresses professional learning issues, including professional identity development, emotional experiences, and pedagogical learning, in depth. The book delves into the qualitative “fine-grained” aspects of the professional experience while also making valuable conceptual contributions through a sociocultural analysis of the professional learning experience, which can also be applied to research in other teacher education contexts. The findings presented here hold practical implications for English language teacher education in terms of developing a knowledge base for English language teaching and an effective model of professional experience to prepare English language teachers for working in today’s expanded, diverse and dynamic neoliberal contexts.
Author: H. R. Trappes-Lomax Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing ISBN: 9027216983 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
This volume explores the defining element in the work of language teacher educators: language itself. The book is in two parts. The first part holds up to scrutiny concepts of language that underlie much practice in language teacher education yet too frequently remain under-examined. These include language as social institution, language as verbal practice, language as reflexive practice, language as school subject and language as medium of language learning. The chapters in the second part are written by language teacher educators working in a range of institutional contexts and on a variety of types of program including both long and short courses, both pre-service and in-service courses, and teacher education practice focusing variously on metalinguistic awareness for teachers, language improvement, and classroom communication. The unifying factor is that collectively they illuminate how language teacher educators research their practice and reflect on underlying principles.
Author: José́ Noijons Publisher: Council of Europe ISBN: 9789287171696 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 100
Book Description
In response to a growing need expressed by the users of the CEFR, the Language Policy Division developed a manual and a set of accompanying tools to be used to assist in linking local language examinations to the common reference levels of language proficiency. This publication seeks to complement these tools by providing a user-friendly introduction to the process, targeting professionals with a stake in quality language testing who are not necessarily experts in testing and assessment. Relating an examination or test to the CEFR can best be seen as a process of 'building an argument'. The publication presents five inter-related sets of procedures that users are advised to follow in order to design a linking scheme in terms of self-contained, manageable activities.
Author: David Newby Publisher: Council of Europe ISBN: 9789287171627 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 108
Book Description
The European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages is a tool for reflection and self-assessment of the didactic knowledge and skills necessary to teach languages. It builds on insights from the Common European Framework of Reference and the European Language Portfolio as well as the European Profile for Language Teacher Education. Four years after its initial publication it has been translated into twelve European and Asian languages.To meet widespread demand this ECML publication provides materials which support its implementation in teacher education. The book entitled Using the European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages presents examples, discussions and research findings of how the EPOSTL is used in initial teacher education courses, in bi-lateral teacher education programs and in teaching practice. The accompanying folder and flyer feature, amongst other things, guidelines for strategic measures for introducing the EPOSTL in a particular institution.
Author: Michael Grenfell Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing ISBN: Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 290
Book Description
Grenfell, Kelly, and Jones (all U. of Southampton, UK) examine the current situation of initial and in-service training of secondary and primary school teachers of foreign as distinct from second languages in Europe. Based on a study commissioned by the EU Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture, the policy- oriented text outlines
Author: Wolf Gewehr Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1134691017 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 248
Book Description
From the teaching of grammar to the teaching of literature; from classroom teaching to independent learning; from role-playing to CAL - few books on teaching languages cover such a wide field. In this book teaching experience and research from practitioners in four European countries throw new light on old problems faced every day, while others reveal innovative teaching methods and new insights into how teachers and learners interact. Sections include: *language learning strategies and computer-assisted language learning *facilitating individual progress through autonomous learning *how to bring a foreign country alive in the classroom *de-mythologising grammar teaching *how different types of dictionaries can make valuable contributions to language teaching *teaching and using idiomatic phrases.
Author: Patrick Farren Publisher: Rethinking Education ISBN: 9783034317184 Category : Language teachers Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This book follows three collaborative inquiry studies carried out by the author with other foreign language educators in Ireland, the UK and the US. The studies focus on the ongoing interaction between educators, student-teachers and language learners, and the project's aim is to examine the impact of 'transformative pedagogy'.
Author: Council of Europe Publisher: Council of Europe ISBN: Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 208
Book Description
This Framework has been widely adopted in setting curriculum standards, designing courses, developing materials and in assessment and certification. This compendium of case studies is written by authors who have a considerable and varied experience of using the Framework in their professional context. The aim is to help readers develop their understanding of the Framework and its possible uses in different sectors of education.
Author: Joachim Appel
Author: David Little
Author: Minh Hue Nguyen
Author: H. R. Trappes-Lomax
Author: José́ Noijons
Author: David Newby
Author: Michael Grenfell
Author: Wolf Gewehr
Author: Patrick Farren
Author: Council of Europe