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Book Synopsis English Language Teacher Education in Chile by : Malba Barahona
Download or read book English Language Teacher Education in Chile written by Malba Barahona and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last two decades, Chile has been driven by an economic imperative to build the capability of citizens to be competent in the English language, resulting in a high demand for teachers of English. As a consequence, teacher education programs have modified their curricula to meet the challenges of educating teachers of English as a global language. This book explores EFL teacher education in order to further understand the nature of teacher learning in second language education environments, examining the varying motives, actions and mediating tools that shaped how a cohort of pre-service teachers learnt to teach EFL in Chile. Framed by a cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) perspective, chapters use key qualitative research to determine how specific factors can help and hinder the effective preparation of teachers, illuminating contradictory dynamics between local and national policies, teacher education programs, and pre-service views and classroom realities. The book makes an important contribution to the growing debate surrounding the design of EFL teacher education policy, curriculum and learning strategies, emphasising the importance of engaging pre-service teachers in learning to teach EFL, and the interrelated factors that shape this learning. English Language Teacher Education in Chile will be of key interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of teacher education, curriculum studies, and English language teaching (ESL/EFL), as well as policy makers, TESOL organisations, and those interested in applying a CHAT perspective to language teaching and learning.
Book Synopsis Teaching and Learning English in Chile by : Thomas Jerome Baker
Download or read book Teaching and Learning English in Chile written by Thomas Jerome Baker and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-21 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a book of books. It is not only for English teachers, but all teachers, at all stages of their careers, from beginner to seasoned veteran. Teacher professional development is an always evolving, never-ending process. It concerns all teachers, at all stages of their careers. This book covers four critical areas that are most often left to chance by English Language Teachers worldwide: 1. Teacher leadership development, 2. Dealing effectively with standardised tests, 3. The use, misuse and abuse of the students' first language, the "Mother Tongue", and 4. Connectivism, or self-initiated, connected learning in the digital age. I like to call Connectivism, "Constructivism on Steroids" due to its exponential capacity to bring people and knowledge together. I sincerely believe there are 4 things every teacher of English, worldwide, should know:1. The Mother Tongue2. Educational Leadership3. The National English Test4. ConnectivismI therefore set out in this book to bring these four topics together, in a coherent, non-sequential fashion. The "Mother Tongue" responds to research and practical experience that says teaching English, in English, is how we get our best results. "Educational Leadership" fills a gap by raising our awareness of our individual leadership potential, while the "National English Test" is how we are currently defining the quality of our teaching on a collective, national level. Finally, "Connectivism", as a theory of learning for a digital age, gives a view of what the future holds up as a promising way forward in ELT pedagogy. I am sure your teaching practice will be positively affected & enriched by the reading of this book. I hope you enjoy the journey of discovery that lies before you....To write and publish such a book as this one, there is an army of people who play a role. In self-publishing, however, there is an army of one. I am that "army of one". I felt a need to bring together four topics which are rarely spoken of in ELT in any consistent or exploratory manner, though by no means taboo topics: 1) The Mother Tongue, 2) Leadership, 3) The National English Test, and 4) Connectivism. My hope, obviously, is that this book will make a contribution to fill the existing gap betwwen theory and practice. In reflection, dialogue, and ultimately, in our practice, we seek to find the secrets of becoming the best possible teacher we can be.Self-publishing, as we can see by my example, is a valid way for teachers to ask questions, raise issues, explore profoundly, consistently, and durably, to inform the knowledge and practice of other teachers. It is with this in mind that I encourage other like-minded teachers to self-publish, as I have done, and in anticipation of your future efforts, rejoice in your contribution to the development of our knowledge about what works best in English Language Teaching. Thomas Jerome Baker is the Past-President of TESOL Chile (2010 - 2011). He is the Coordinator of the English Department at SEK International High School in Santiago, Chile. Thomas is also a member of the "Comunidad de Innovación Escolar" (School Innovation Community), sponsored jointly by the Education 2020 Foundation and the Telefónica Foundation. He is a past member of the Advisory Board for the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL), where he also serves as a reviewer and as the HETL Ambassador for Chile.Thomas enjoys writing about a wide variety of topics. His writing ranges from historical fiction to romance, from the autobiographical to the biographical, from English Language Teaching (ELT) to the wider field of educational leadership and evaluation. If you have read and enjoyed any of his books, please take the time to write a positive customer review. Thank you, dear reader(s), in advance, for your time, your support and your generosity...
Book Synopsis Teaching Practices and Equitable Learning in Children's Language Education by : Giannikas, Christina Nicole
Download or read book Teaching Practices and Equitable Learning in Children's Language Education written by Giannikas, Christina Nicole and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educating children and leading them towards the path of bilingualism is a valuable and challenging task for any educator. Effective language teaching can contribute to young learners’ cognitive growth, develop their problem-solving skills, enhance their comprehension abilities, and provide children with the satisfaction of succeeding in the challenge of learning a foreign language. All these issues must be taken under consideration when researching children and their teachers. The current literature indicates that further material is needed to provide professionals with different classroom situations and enhance the art of teaching children. Teaching Practices and Equitable Learning in Children's Language Education focuses on various perspectives of efficient practices, approaches, and ideas for professional development in the field of young language learners. The chapters in this book link the theoretical understanding and practical experience of teaching children languages by concentrating on teaching practices, material design, classroom management, reading, speaking, writing, and more. This book is designed for inservice and preservice teachers, administrators, teacher educators, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the field of early language learning and applied linguistics at large.
Book Synopsis Understanding English Language Teacher Education in Chile by : Maria Alba Barahona
Download or read book Understanding English Language Teacher Education in Chile written by Maria Alba Barahona and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last two decades, Chile has been driven by an economic imperative to build the capability 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 Educacion, 2009a). This has resulted in an increasing number of studies in teacher education, however, there is still little evidence based research available regarding how teachers learn to teach English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and what the most effective conditions for this learning are (Diaz & Bastias, 2012). This thesis explores EFL teacher education in Chile in order to understand the nature of teacher learning in this specific context. The research uses a qualitative research approach to examine the varying motives, actions and mediating tools that shaped how a cohort of 24 final stage pre-service teachers learnt to teach EFL in Chile. The research question addressed in this thesis was: how do final stage pre-service teachers learn to teach EFL in a Chilean teacher education program? The study was framed by a cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) perspective. CHAT's explanatory potential proved useful in understanding pre-service teachers' engagement in the activity of learning to teach EFL, and the interrelated factors that shaped this learning. CHAT also revealed the differing planes and dimensions that impacted pre-service teachers' beliefs, their academic learning and initial teaching experiences. The major contribution of this thesis lies in its illumination of how a group of pre-service teachers learnt to teach EFL in a Chilean teacher education program. The analysis suggested that pre-service teachers' participation in schools and university coursework settings mediated their ways of thinking, learning, and acting like teachers of English. Pre-service teachers' individual perceptions about learning to teach EFL were examined against the social, cultural and historical context of the activity of learning to teach EFL in Chile. This revealed tensions emerging around differing learning motives, approaches to teaching English, and tools in their negotiation between schools and university environments. The findings of the study support the argument that well designed teacher education which is effectively integrated with practicum experience has an expansive learning potential. This means that pre-service teachers learn to teach EFL as a result of a dialectical relationship of a confluence of factors: their personal experiences as learners, the program's curriculum and pedagogy, teaching experiences and personal commitment. This elucidation can contribute to teacher education policy in Chile and future curriculum design in SLTE. The second contribution of this thesis lies in its methodological strand. CHAT as an analytical framework proved to be helpful in making visible specific factors that afforded and constrained pre-service teachers' learning. It shed light on the dialectic nature of EFL teacher learning and its contradictory dynamics between national educational policies, teacher education programs, between theory and practice, and between pre-service teachers' views and classroom reality.
Author :Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Publisher :Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; [Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Center ISBN 13 : Total Pages :116 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (31 download)
Book Synopsis Reviews of National Policies for Education by : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Download or read book Reviews of National Policies for Education written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; [Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Center. This book was released on 1984 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A team of examiners from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reviews Portugal's education system in a three-part report. Part One begins with the consequences of the 1974 revolution, Portugal's economic problems, its impending attachment to the European Economic Community, and rising public expectations about education. It continues with criticism of the Ministry of Education, which is overstaffed and has duplicate functions. The examiners propose reduction of branches and suggest the establishment of a national education advisory council and closer relations with other government agencies. A high priority for the compulsory school-level education (four primary and two preparatory grades) is improvement of standards in rural areas. Accepting the future extension of compulsory schooling from 6 to 9 years, the examiners counsel step-by-step reform of the school structure and curriculum. Education of 16-to-19 year olds is a problematic issue since upper-secondary schools are not providing adequate vocational courses. The examiners feel a solution is for Portugal to adopt a comprehensive education and training policy for that age group implemented jointly by the Ministries of Education and Labor. Part Two of the report includes a record of the review meeting between the OECD examiners and the Minister of Education and his delegates and addresses five areas of concern. The third part is a summary of the Ministry of Education's Backgroud Report of the education system in Portugal. (MD)
Book Synopsis Critiquing the Teaching and Learning of English in Chile by : Leonardo Veliz
Download or read book Critiquing the Teaching and Learning of English in Chile written by Leonardo Veliz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2024-11-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume critiques the hegemonic values and practices that have shaped the contemporary condition of English language education in Chile, offering a space for a transformative vision that prioritises pedagogical practices grounded in (g)localised methodologies and epistemologies. Providing insights into English language teacher education and the pedagogical practices that teachers enact in diverse contexts, chapters cover strategic and situated issues along with opportunities for alternative policies and pedagogical strategies, offering a critical exploration of learning materials. Motivated by the drive for transformative, context-sensitive and culturally relevant practice, contributors critically engage with the socio-cultural and socio-political context of Chilean English language researchers, offering a systematic analysis of the profound effects of entrenched neoliberal ideologies in education, as well as how these act to influence and shape teaching practices, policies, and outcomes. In highlighting the inherent limitations and inequities perpetuated by neoliberal policies, contributors offer alternative perspectives and solutions designed to promote more equitable, inclusive, and socially just second language educational practices. Providing a comprehensive examination of the intricate relationship between Chile's political history, socio-economic evolution, and the rise of English language education, this book will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of applied linguistics, teaching and learning English as a foreign/second language, and initial English language teacher education. Policy makers working in ELT in the Chilean context may also find the volume of use.
Book Synopsis Critical Issues in Teaching English and Language Education by : Salah Troudi
Download or read book Critical Issues in Teaching English and Language Education written by Salah Troudi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book brings together a collection of research-based chapters that address a variety of topics related to the teaching of English in different contexts around the world. The chapters are informed by a critical approach to research, employing a variety of research methods to question and problematize taken-for-granted definitions and practices in areas such as classroom pedagogy, testing, curriculum, language policy, the position of English as a medium of instruction, educational management, teacher education, materials and evaluation. This book addresses a major gap in theoretical and research literature in the area of teaching English, and it will be of interest to trainee and practising teachers, research students and scholars of EFL and TESOL, and researchers in applied linguistics.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Early Language Education by : Mila Schwartz
Download or read book Handbook of Early Language Education written by Mila Schwartz and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-30 with total page 939 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first international and interdisciplinary handbook to offer a comprehensive and an in-depth overview of findings from contemporary research, theory, and practice in early childhood language education in various parts of the world and with different populations. The contributions by leading scholars and practitioners are structured to give a survey of the topic, highlight its importance, and provide a critical stance. The book covers preschool ages, and looks at children belonging to diverse ethno-linguistic groups and experiencing different histories and pathways of their socio-linguistic and socio-cultural development and early education. The languages under the scope of this handbook are identified by the contributors as immigrant languages, indigenous, endangered, heritage, regional, minority, majority, and marginalized, as well as foreign and second languages, all of which are discussed in relation to early language education as the key concept of the handbook. In this volume, “early language education” will refer to any kind of setting, both formal and informal (e.g. nursery, kindergarten, early childhood education centers, complementary early schooling etc.) in which language learning within a context of children's sociolinguistic diversity takes place before elementary school.
Author :Katharina Glas Publisher :Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften ISBN 13 :9783631629161 Total Pages :0 pages Book Rating :4.6/5 (291 download)
Book Synopsis Teaching English in Chile by : Katharina Glas
Download or read book Teaching English in Chile written by Katharina Glas and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work examines the relationship between learner motivation and cultural contents for the teaching of English as a Foreign Language based on the English teaching situation in Chile. It proposes an inclusion of both motivational strategies and cultural themes into educational and curricular policies, learning materials, and teacher training.
Book Synopsis Changing Teacher Professionalism by : Sharon Gewirtz
Download or read book Changing Teacher Professionalism written by Sharon Gewirtz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-01-08 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Significant changes in the policy and social context of teaching over the last 30 years have had substantial implications for teacher professionalism. As the influence of central regulation and marketisation has increased, so the scope for professional influence on policy and practice has in many cases diminished. Instead, teachers have had to respond to a range of other demands stemming from broader social changes, including greater public scepticism towards professional authority combined with demands for public services that are more responsive to diverse cultural and social identities. This collection of work by leading international scholars in the field makes a unique contribution to understanding both how these changes are impacting on teaching and how teachers might change their practice for the better. The central premise of the book is that if research is going to be helpful in improving professional learning and the quality of teachers’ practice, the full potential of three broad approaches to research on teacher professionalism needs to be brought to bear on these issues: research on the changing political and social context of professional work and practice research on the working lives and lived experiences of teachers, and research on how teachers’ professional practices might be enhanced. In bringing together and drawing out the complementarities of these three approaches, this book represents a ground-breaking collection of work.
Book Synopsis English Language Teaching and Teacher Education in East Asia by : Amy Bik May Tsui
Download or read book English Language Teaching and Teacher Education in East Asia written by Amy Bik May Tsui and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uncovers the challenges posed by globalization to Asian jurisdictions in English language teaching and teacher education.
Book Synopsis The Chilean National English Test by : Thomas Jerome Baker
Download or read book The Chilean National English Test written by Thomas Jerome Baker and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is to blame for poor test results? Is it always, ultimately, the teacher? Read this book for a different answer to this enigma. Read this book for a different perspective as to the ultimate responsibility of the teacher, the learner, or the system. Still you might ask: "Why this book?" This book is written by a teacher, for teachers and learners of languages, not only English, worldwide. It deals implicitly and explicitly with questions of interpreting test results, washback, and the inevitable, preparing for international exams, regardless of type.Yet beyond these considerations, there is the historical aspect. In today's globalized world, it seems we forget things that happened only a decade ago. Thus, we repeat the mistakes of the past, unnecessarily. This book plays a role in remembering what we have done in the past, especially in English Language Teaching, Testing & Learning.Yet, is this book able to make a contribution? Does it provide new knowledge, new insights? Despite the hasty conceived generalization that socioeconomic factors explain everything, I believe this book has something new to say, the ability to shed a fresh light, from a different, closer perspective than what we have been provided thus far. I am talking about the view from the classroom, the teacher's "unheard voice" to what has been left unsaid...Yes, the public, worldwide, is often led to believe that poor children can't learn. They go to poor schools, with weak teachers, with low hopes and low self-esteem, hopeless and helpless. Yes, we know, this is what worldwide is often the case for the underprivileged masses.To exemplify, Carolina Schmidt, the current Minister of Education, here in Chile, said, (I paraphrase in my own words): The situation here in Chile is that learning English is a socioeconomic privilege. Reading this book will provide you with a different way to view the teaching, learning and testing of any foreign language...
Book Synopsis Teaching English to Young Learners by : David Nunan
Download or read book Teaching English to Young Learners written by David Nunan and published by Anaheim University. This book was released on 2010-08-30 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Teaching English Language Learners Worldwide by : Thomas Jerome Baker
Download or read book Teaching English Language Learners Worldwide written by Thomas Jerome Baker and published by Thomas Jerome Baker. This book was released on 2013-05-06 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is estimated that over 1 billion people are currently learning English world wide. According to the British Council, as of the year 2,000 there were 750 million English as a Foreign language speakers. In addition, there were 375 million English as a Second Language speakers. The difference between the two groups amounts to English as a Foreign Language speakers using English occasionally for business or pleasure, while English as a Second Language speakers use English on a daily basis.These impressive numbers are driven by adult speakers around the world who use English to communicate in the workplace. It is a commonly held misconception that these speakers need English to communicate with native speakers. While ESL is required for those living and working in English speaking cultures such as the UK and USA, it is equally true that English is used as the lingua franca between nations where English is not the primary language. In a globalized world, the number of English learners around the world is only expected to further grow as the global trend to begin teaching English to young learners at increasingly younger and younger ages continues.Teaching English Language Learners Worldwide contains relevant ELT pedagogy, educational theory, and is a Practical Guide for both the new and esperienced teacher. The practical guidebook offers educators practical strategies for teaching in all settings: EAL / EIL / ELL / ESL / EFL worldwide. It is written by a teacher of English who has over a decade experience in a variety of settings, including language institutes, schools, and university, with all ages and levels, from beginner to advanced.The book is written in a friendly, engaging, authentic, practical voice. It makes for easy reading and reference while motivating and interacting with the reader. The author is the Past-President of TESOL Chile, and thus is no stranger to the controversial topics in English Language Teaching, which he takes head on in this book. The writer says: "This is the book I wish I had when I first started teaching English language learners. It would have made me a better teacher." It provides research-based instructional techniques which have proven effective with English learners at all proficiency levels. The author requests you write a review for this book if you find this book to be helpful to you in your practical teaching, where it is most valuable. Thank you in advance for your support.
Author :Beverley A. Carlson Publisher :Santiago, Chile : Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Restructuring and Competitiveness Network, Division of Production, Productivity and Management ISBN 13 : Total Pages :80 pages Book Rating :4.A/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Achieving Educational Quality by : Beverley A. Carlson
Download or read book Achieving Educational Quality written by Beverley A. Carlson and published by Santiago, Chile : Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Restructuring and Competitiveness Network, Division of Production, Productivity and Management. This book was released on 2000 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts by : Douglas Fisher
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts written by Douglas Fisher and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its fifth edition, the Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts--sponsored by the International Literacy Association and the National Council of Teachers of English--remains at the forefront in bringing together prominent scholars, researchers, and professional leaders to offer an integrated perspective on teaching the English language arts and a comprehensive overview of research in the field. Reflecting important developments since the publication of the fourth edition in 2017, this new edition is streamlined and completely restructured around "big ideas" in the field related to theoretical and research foundations, learners in context, and new literacies. Addressing all the language arts within a holistic perspective (speaking/listening, viewing, language, writing, reading), it covers new and important topics, such as online learning, multimodalities, culturally responsive learning, and more.
Book Synopsis A Study of the Methods of Teaching English in the United States and in Chile by : Maria Elena Watt
Download or read book A Study of the Methods of Teaching English in the United States and in Chile written by Maria Elena Watt and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
