Teachers in Transition

2014 ◽  
pp. 287-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip Martin
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Teaching Styles ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Linguistic Knowledge ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Indelible Mark ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Teachers In Transition

This chapter explores the development of the identity of English teachers who have moved from General English teaching into the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Many general TEFL teachers move into EAP as their teaching careers develop; however, contemporary TEFL initiation training courses, such as the CELTA, do not as a matter of course provide any sort of grounding for the shift in linguistic knowledge and classroom management skills required to successfully adapt to the requirements of the EAP classroom and its students. Since such initiation training courses often leave an indelible mark on the teaching styles of most practitioners (Alwright & Hanks, 2009), even teachers who go on to become fully TEFL qualified via a DELTA or Master's route may find the new demands of the EAP environment sometimes leave them reliant upon TEFL-orientated classroom protocols, only to find such approaches wholly inappropriate or ineffective on a skills-based syllabus.

scholarly journals Classroom Management in Pre-service Teachers’ Teaching Practice Demo Lessons: A Comparison to Actual Lessons by In-service English Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Perihan Korkut
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Mentor Teachers ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
Interactional Features

The pre-service teachers find the chance to practice their classroom management skills during their practicum as they present demo lessons under supervision of their university instructors and mentor teachers. It had been discovered in a previous study, however, that the interactional features during the classroom management episodes in pre-service teachers’ demo lessons were different from those in the lessons of the in-service teachers. The aim of this study was to unveil how pre-service teachers manage their classes differently from in-service teachers by carrying out a fine-grained comparison. The point-by-point comparison revealed both qualitative and quantitative differences which might not be immediately obvious to an observer at first sight. The differences were discussed in terms of the specific procedures of the teaching practice course and some suggestions were presented.

The Relation Between Teachers' Diagnostic Sensitivity, their Instructional Activities, and their Students' Achievement Gains in Reading*

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Behrmann ◽  
Elmar Souvignier
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Reading Program ◽  
Multilevel Analyses ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Judgment Accuracy ◽  
Achievement Gains ◽  
Instructional Activities ◽  
Main Effects

Single studies suggest that the effectiveness of certain instructional activities depends on teachers' judgment accuracy. However, sufficient empirical data is still lacking. In this longitudinal study (N = 75 teachers and 1,865 students), we assessed if the effectiveness of teacher feedback was moderated by judgment accuracy in a standardized reading program. For the purpose of a discriminant validation, moderating effects of teachers' judgment accuracy on their classroom management skills were examined. As expected, multilevel analyses revealed larger reading comprehension gains when teachers provided students with a high number of feedbacks and simultaneously demonstrated high judgment accuracy. Neither interactions nor main effects were found for classroom management skills on reading comprehension. Moreover, no significant interactions with judgment accuracy but main effects were found for both feedback and classroom management skills concerning reading strategy knowledge gains. The implications of the results are discussed.

English teaching profiles at islamic Of elementary schools in kuranji - padang

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Rasmita Rasmita
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Purposive Sample ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

    The design of this research was descriptive qualitative that to draw about  English teaching profiles at Islamic of Elementary Schools in Kuranji – Padang. The researcher takes three schools by using purposive sample. They were Islamic State of Elementary schools Korong Gadang, Islamic State of Elementary School Gunung Sarik and Private Islamic State of Elementary School Sungai Sapih. The respondents consisted of three English teachers and the headmasters. In gathering the data, the researcher did observation and interview as instruments. In analyzing the data, the resercher followed two ways, namely; pure analysis and analytic. Pure analysis and analytic in order to describe the data naturally and connect it to the theory. The findings of this research showed that the English teachers at Elementary School should graduate from English pedagogical, because of that the teacher have to good techniques in teaching. In spite of the English teachers must able to prepare the suitable media with the material. The English teachers also use  good methods and evaluation to increase the students’ achievement.    

scholarly journals EL EFECTO DE LA CALIDAD EN UN PROGRAMA DE ESTUDIO ACREDITADOS: CASO DEL BACHILLERATO EN LA ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS EN LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL, COSTA RICA

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-199
Author(s):  
Lindsay A. Chaves-Fernández ◽  
Didier Rojas-Cerdas ◽  
Olga L. Chaves-Carballo
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Freshmen Students ◽  
Adequate Education ◽  
Senior Students

La Escuela de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje de la Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica posee un Bachillerato en la Enseñanza del Inglés, acreditado por SINAES desde el año 2006. Este artículo presenta una investigación acerca del alcance de esta carrera en la preparación adecuada de sus estudiantes. Para realizar esta investigación, los estudiantes de primer ingreso, así como los de cuarto año realizaron una encuesta sobre la acreditación y el plan de estudios, respectivamente. Los resultados muestran que más del 94% de los estudiantes están informados sobre la acreditación, y manifiestan satisfacción con las competencias pedagógicas y lingüísticas adquiridas en su plan de estudios. Los investigadores concluyen que este bachillerato está cumpliendo con los objetivos de mejora permanente que implica tener una carrera acreditada.Abstract The School of Literature and Languages of the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica has a Bachelor’s Degree in English Teaching, accredited by SINAES since the year 2006. This article presents a research about the scope of this major on the students’ adequate education.  Freshmen students of the major answered a survey related to their awareness regarding the accreditation, and senior students answered a questionnaire about the quality of the major’s curriculum. The results show that over 94% of the students are informed about the accreditation, and express satisfactory feelings about the pedagogical and linguistic competencies acquired in the major. The researchers conclude that this degree is accomplishing the objectives of the ongoing improvement required by SINAES accreditation.Keywords: English teaching, quality, accreditation, curriculum, English teachers.

scholarly journals Role Controversy among Team Teachers in the JET Programme

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Mahoney
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Negative Pressure ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
General Classroom ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Japanese English

This article attempts to identify and clarify incongruous and problematic perceptions of team-teachers' roles held by JET Programme Assistant English Teachers (AETs) and their Japanese English-teaching colleagues (JTEs). Confusion over who should do what, and especially the frustration resulting from belief conflicts between team teachers, produces negative pressure on partners that could be detrimental to English lessons and general classroom atmospheres. Using data collected from long-answer sections of a nationwide questionnaire involving over 1,400 junior and senior high school educators, the author investigates discord found between and within AET and JTE groups at both levels. While respondents generally concurred on the main (i.e. top three) roles expected of themselves and their partners, discrepancies did arise regarding other, less commonly perceived roles. 本稿はJETプログラムの英語指導助手（AET）と日本人英語教師（JTE）によるティームティーチング（TT）授業において、両者の役割に関する問題や齟齬を指摘し、詳述するものである。英語の授業におけるそれぞれの担当内容、特に教育方針の違いから生じる不満が積もると、両者に否定的なプレッシャーを与え、教室内の雰囲気に悪影響を及ぼすことになるだろう。中学校・高等学校で教えている全国1,400名以上の英語教師からの自由記述データを利用して、筆者がAET集団とJET集団間、及び、それぞれの集団内部の問題を検討する。全般的に、回答者からは各々のパートナーに期待されている主要な役割分担に関して共通の認識を持っている割合が高かったが、双方に差異が見られる場合、役割に関する共通認識の割合が低い傾向があった。

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