scholarly journals STUDY OF PERCEPTIONS AND THE ROLE OF ESP TEACHERS ABOUT EFFECTIVENESS OF ESP COURSES IN LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION DURING PRE-AND IN-SERVICE TEACHING PRACTICE

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 674-680
Author(s):  
Nesa Artishedar ◽  
Fatemeh Najafi ◽  
Fatemeh Najafi ◽  
Fatemeh Najafi ◽  
Houman Bijani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Good Image ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Practice Teaching ◽  
School Period

It is believed that the time that  the undergraduate students register in Teacher Education Program they  have an extensive amount of  experience, but English for specific purpose (ESP) teachersor pre-service ESP teachers are regarded as valuable resources for recognizing attitudes or perceptions of effectiveness of ESP teachers whose classless are taught by them. Pre-service teachers surely have several specific perceptions about their future career and the effectiveness of ESP teachers whose classes are being taught by them during practice teaching. If ESP teachers are asked the question why do you want to be anESP teacher? They may have different responses such as: I want to be an ESP teacher because I have a very good image of my teachers during my school period or I want to be a  ESP teacher because I would like to follow the methods and procedures of effective teaching that my university  teachers did during teaching specific courses. However, some might have an opposite perception. Anyway, this study tries to compare the perceptions of ESP teachers before (pre-service) and after (in-service) teaching period.

scholarly journals A Practice-Based Approach to Foreign Language Teacher Preparation: A Cross-Continental Collaboration

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malba Barahona ◽  
Kristin J. Davin
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Education Program ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
The United States ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Language Teacher

The international trend towards a practice-based approach in teacher education has permeated foreign language teacher education and English language teaching. A practice-based approach is based on the understanding that teachers learn to teach a language by engaging in “actual” teaching rather than “talking” about teaching. We report on the implementation of a practice-based approach in two different contexts: an initial English teacher education program in Chile and an initial foreign language teacher education program in the United States. We provide practical recommendations and areas of caution for future enactments. The findings demonstrate that incorporating a practice-based approach into the university classroom offers a useful affordance for examining and illuminating the complexities of foreign language teaching practice across contexts.

scholarly journals Teaching Practice Patterns in ECE Teacher Program in Distance Education in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 857-868
Author(s):  
Sri Tatminingsih
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Early Childhood Teacher ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Tutorial ◽  
Practice Teaching

This purpose paper describes a pattern of micro teaching in teacher education through online learning programme using the moodle application. This article was the result of a study with qualitative paradigm. Research method with survey and data collecting using structured interviews and questionnaires. The research subjects were students who took online tutorial in Strengthening Teaching Courses (STC) in The Early Childhood Teacher Education in Universitas Terbuka (UT), Indonesia in 2018. The finding of the research are online micro teaching patterns in the Online STC that have similarities with face-to-face tutorials. Teaching practices should be a cycle: planning, implementation, evaluation and reflection on their own teaching practices. In addition, to evaluate themselves, students can also be evaluated by the others students and peers by online. In online tutorial, the pattern of micro teaching developed is simpler to understand by students independently and can be an alternative practice teaching course in online teacher education program

Listening to the Experiences and Concerns of Pre-Service Teachers During Teaching Practice Programme

2021 ◽  
pp. 14-27
Author(s):  
Darshana Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Teacher Education Programme ◽  
Practice Teaching

Teaching Practice is widely recognised as the sine-qua-non of any teacher education programme. It is a component in the teacher preparation programme where prospective teachers are provided with an opportunity to put their theoretical studies into practice, get feedback, reflect on practice and consequently further improve their teaching skills. As teaching practice is an important component of a teacher education programme, considerable attention must be given to make it more effective and fruitful. This paper is based on a research study conducted to know pre-service teachers' experiences of the quality of teaching practice and the common concerns they have during teaching practice. On the basis of focussed group discussion a total of five themes were identified, these are (1) usefulness of teaching practice (2) experiences/concerns with pupils' behaviour (3) experiences/concerns with own behaviour (4) experiences/concerns with supervisors' behaviour (5) experiences/concerns with institutional and personal adjustments. The outcome of the focussed group discussion was used to prepare a structured questionnaire. Among other things, the study recommended rigorous practical training in lesson planning, demonstration lessons by teacher educators, simulated teaching before the commencement of practice teaching, school orientation programmes, a separate internship of two weeks and writing a journal by student teachers during teaching practice.

scholarly journals Assessment of English Learning in a Language Teacher Education Program

2019 ◽  
pp. 193-214
Author(s):  
Leonardo Herrera Mosquera ◽  
Lilian Cecilia Zambrano Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Course Syllabi ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

The purpose of this study is to characterize the assessment process in an English Language Teacher Education Program (ELTEP, hereafter) at a Colombian public university. Following a qualitative-descriptive approach, we identified the perceptions of teachers and students facing this process, reviewed some official documents such as course syllabi and test samples, and observed some classes to respond to the main inquiries of the present study. As data collection instruments we used interviews, questionnaires, field diaries, and documentary records, which allowed for the corresponding triangulation of the information. Once the information was collected, we proceeded to its respective analysis through a methodology of descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis with the support of a computer program for the codification and categorization of information. The results of this study allow us to conclude that in spite of the general guidelines proposed by the institution in terms of assessment of learning, and some good evaluative practices implemented by the teachers of the aforementioned Program, the consolidation of an approach is required. An approach understood as criteria and pedagogical procedures that guide both teachers and students, and one that promotes more formative, fair and democratic assessments.

scholarly journals IMPROVING TEACHING PRACTICUM: SUGGESTIONS FROM THE ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION CURRICULA

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ha Le Kim Anh
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Real Life ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Teaching Practicum ◽  
Pedagogical Competence ◽  
National University

Teaching practicum is an important component of a foreign language teacher education program, which helps future teachers to learn and develop pedagogical competence in a real-life context. Within the scope of this article, we focus on analyzing the foreign language teacher education curricula of 9 universities in Vietnam, and offer our recommendations for improving foreign language teacher education in general and English teaching practicum in particular at the University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

The Role of Language Teacher Beliefs in an Increasingly Digitalized Communicative World

2018 ◽  
pp. 140-160
Author(s):  
Geoff Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Teacher Beliefs ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Teacher Resistance

This chapter discusses the role of the language teacher and their beliefs in realizing the potential that rapidly evolving technology-mediated tools offer second/additional language learning (L2) in an increasingly digitalized world. The promise and pressures of technology integration are first discussed highlighting the need for new approaches to pedagogy in technology-mediated L2 teaching. Factors contributing to teacher resistance are then reviewed including the unique qualities of educational resistance to technology. Research identifying the nature of teacher beliefs from a range of studies is examined along with a conceptual framework illustrating the interconnected factors shaping L2 teacher beliefs and behaviour towards educational technology. Recommendations for effective approaches to technology-directed language teacher education and areas of needed research conclude the chapter.

scholarly journals Educating Culturally Responsive Han Teachers: Case Study of a Teacher Education Program in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huanshu Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Academic Preparation ◽  
Teacher Education Institution ◽  
Teachers Perspectives

This qualitative case study examines how a teacher education institution in China prepares culturally responsive Han teachers for diverse student populations. The purpose of this study was to explore preservice Han teachers’ perspectives of, and academic preparation in, multicultural education in order to enhance institutional quality and effectively prepare culturally responsive Han teachers for multicultural and multiethnic students in China. Four major findings revealed teacher candidates’ ambiguous perceptions of diversity; the inadequate academic preparation in teaching for diversity; disparity between academic training and teaching practice; and lack of institutional commitment to preparing teachers for diversity in China.

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