scholarly journals Pre-service Language Teachers’ Reflections and Initial Experiences on the Use of Textbooks in Classroom Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Minna Maijala
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Teacher Trainees ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One

In foreign language (FL) teaching and learning, textbooks provide the major source for both teachers and learners (see e.g., Guerrettaz & Johnston, 2013; Richards, 2014). Although the use of textbooks and other teaching materials is one of the factors that makes the difference between novice and experienced teachers (see e.g., Savova, 2009), too little attention is paid to their use in teacher training programmes (see e.g., Canniveng & Martinez, 2003). Based on research literature and empirical data derived from a questionnaire (N = 51) and interviews (N = 12) among FL teacher trainees during the one-year teacher training programme at a Finnish university, the following questions are addressed: What are pre-service language teachers’ reflections on FL textbooks and their use? What kinds of experiences teacher trainees had with FL textbooks during the one-year teacher education programme? The results of this study give us more information on how language teacher trainees learn to use textbooks and other teaching materials. For instance, it emerged from the findings that the trainees were willing to create learner-centred teaching materials. In addition, the study can give ideas of how to develop courses for FL teacher education in order to pay more attention to a more independent use of textbooks and other teaching materials.

scholarly journals REVAMPING PRE-SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION UNDER NEW NCTE NORMS 2014: PERCEPTION OF B.ED. STUDENTS TOWARDS INCREASED DURATION OF COURSE

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 92-101
Author(s):  
Shabir Ahmed ◽  
Ahakesh Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
School Education ◽  
National Council ◽  
Pre Service Teacher Education ◽  
One Year ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

Today India is having one of the largest networks of schools in the world. School education is most important stage in the whole educational ladder and underwent transformation since independence. For say after independence government of our country stressed on quantitative expansion of school education so as to provide access of education to the students in their door steps but in 21st century focus is shifted from quantity to quality of school education. This shift of paradigm and ICT revolution made the job of teacher more demanding. Quality of school education is depending on quality and professional commitment of teachers and quality of teachers depend upon nature and type of pre-service teacher training to prospectus teachers. Keeping pace with the needs of present time, in 2012 Verma committee recommended number of changes in the pre-service teacher education programme and enhancing duration was one of them. Hence, National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) came up with new regulation in 2014 under which duration of B.Ed. and M.Ed. was increased from initial one year to two years. The new NCTE regulations are implemented all over the nation from academic session 2015-2016. However, the implementation of new NCTE norms has given a way to the debate on the credibility of increased duration of both the courses. The present paper will appraise the probable benefits and issues related with the increased duration of the pre-service teacher training programmes as per the NCTE Regulations 2014.

scholarly journals CLIL teachers in Finland

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 79-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sotiria Pappa ◽  
Josephine Moate ◽  
Maria Ruohotie-Lehty ◽  
Anneli Eteläpelto
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teacher Identity ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
The One ◽  
Intuitive Sense

Research on emotions has yielded many theoretical perspectives and many concepts. Yet, most scholars have focused on how emotions influence the transformation and maintenance of teacher identities in the field of teacher education and novice teachers, with little research being conducted on either experienced or foreign language teachers. This study explores emotions in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) teachers’ work and their role in identity negotiation. The data is based on interviews with thirteen CLIL teachers working at six different primary schools around Finland, while the analysis draws on Meijers’ (2002) model of identity as a learning process. According to this model, a perceived boundary experience usually generates negatively accented emotions, which are negotiated in light of one’s professional identity by means of two complementary processes, i.e. intuitive sense-giving and discursive meaning-giving. The predominant emotional experiences that were identified were, on the one hand, hurry and frustration, and on the other hand, contentment and empowerment. Intuitive sense-giving mostly entailed reasoning, self-reliance, resilience, and empathy. Discursive meaning-giving mostly entailed the ideas of autonomy and of the CLIL team. This study highlights the need for sensitivity toward teachers’ emotions and their influence on teacher identity. It concludes with suggestions for theory, further research and teacher education.

scholarly journals Developing Language Literacy in the Educational Scene

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judit Pazonyi ◽  
Edit Bodonyi
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Alternative Education ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Teacher Trainees ◽  
Language Literacy ◽  
The One ◽  
International Teacher

Abstract The empirical research the paper is based on was carried out in forms of workshops organized for groups of international teacher trainees between 2009 and 2012. The aim of these workshops was to master a “learning by doing” experiential model by which language literacy can be effectively developed or improved. The topic is discussed in its complexity, highlighting some important issues of teacher training internationally, and also the still controversial situation of alternative education that tailors its curriculum to the pupils and students’ needs and facilitates such methods as the one the paper details on.

scholarly journals How a Teacher Education Program Through Action Research Can Support English as a Foreign Language Teachers in Implementing Communicative Approaches: A Case From Taiwan

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401990016
Author(s):  
Yi-Mei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Action Research Approach

Communicative approaches have been a dominant paradigm in foreign/second language teaching since the 1980s. However, they are not widely accepted by teachers in many English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts. The current study adopted an action research approach to study classroom practice in a Taiwanese EFL secondary school, to identify and solve any problems arising. Three volunteer teachers and their 90 students were involved. The results suggest that the teachers’ limited understanding of the approaches seemed to be a dominant factor and further suggest that some commonly cited obstacles in the implementation of communicative approaches result from the teachers’ lack of understanding. This investigation gained insights into how teachers can learn and can be supported from the five cycles of action research. These experiences may provide a useful reference for practitioners and teacher education/development programmers in a variety of contexts.

Research on Teaching, Teaching, and Teacher Training

1980 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Hogben
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Classroom Environments ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Teacher Trainees ◽  
Research On Teaching ◽  
The Future ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Process Product

Research on teaching, conducted over many years largely from within the process-product paradigm, has contributed few generalizations either to guide teachers directly, or indirectly through its influence on the content of teacher education programs. Alternative paradigms which recognize as basic the complexity and ambiguity inherent in classroom environments, and the fact that students are active agents in their own learning, appear to show more promise for the future and are likely to be more meaningful and relevant to practising teachers. Research involving practising teachers, teacher-trainees, and educational researchers working together on projects carefully articulated with professional courses is proposed as offering more promise for the future than a continuation of the search for generalizations from research on teaching conducted within the process-product paradigm.

scholarly journals Using smartphones and tablets in higher education contexts: an exploratory study within a teacher education programme

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-13
Author(s):  
Davide Parmigiani ◽  
Marta Giusto
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Teacher Education Programme ◽  
The One ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This study aimed to analyse and explore the potential opportunities offered by mobile devices to improve the higher education scenario. In particular, the study was conducted within a teacher education programme. The students attended a course called Educational Technology, which focussed on the use of mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) inside and outside the classroom. We examined the impact of mobile learning on students’ university activities and the changes in the organisation of their studying activity, their learning strategies and their interaction/cooperation levels. After the course, we administered a questionnaire that highlighted some findings concerning the differences between smartphones and tablets in supporting these aspects. We found that both types of devices improved the interaction/collaboration among students and the search for information, which was useful for studying. However, the organisation of studying and the learning strategies were supported only by tablets and for specific aspects of learning. This exploratory research suggests, on the one hand, some possible solutions to improve the quality of university activities, and on the other, it underlines some difficulties that will be analysed more thoroughly in further studies.

Distance Teacher Education and the Challenges of 21st Century

2021 ◽  
pp. 83-101
Author(s):  
Santosh Kumari ◽  
Anjana
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Teacher Education Programme ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
New Knowledge

The study focusses on the relevance of the teacher education programmes through distance mode which are facing various challenges due to globalization and technological advancements in the field of education. With the explosion of knowledge, education is going through new transformations and, therefore, it will have to evolve in the direction of the new globalised knowledge society. The alarming challenge before the distance teacher education programme is to be equipped with 21st century knowledge and skills and learn how to integrate them into their classroom practice to realize its goal of successfully meeting the challenges of this society so that the coming generation can meet the demands of a global society. This paper focuses on the need of distance teacher education programme to find innovative teaching and learning methodology and access the potential for new forms of communication using emerging technologies. In the 21st century, teachers need to be life-long learners, adapting continuously to changing opportunities and demands of the knowledge economy, producing new knowledge through research activities.

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