scholarly journals Developing Teaching Immediacy in Language Teacher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Brian Rugen

Teacher immediacy refers to the verbal and non-verbal communication behaviors that reduce the psychological distance between a teacher and students. Despite the importance of these behaviors in supporting student learning, teacher immediacy has received little attention in the field of English language teacher training. In fact, in many teacher training and faculty development programs, the explicit teaching of these immediacy behaviors is often absent. In this article, I first present a brief review of the literature on teacher immediacy. Then, I describe the steps for two specific training practices for developing teacher immediacy. Both practices have been used successfully for several years in an MA TESOL teacher training program in Hawaii. 教師は、生徒との心理的距離を縮めるためにコミュニケーションを図る。この教師の近接性(teacher immediacy)の方法は、言葉を用いるだけではなく、言語外コミュニケーションを取ることもある。これらの具体的な行動(behaviors)は、教育において非常に重要であるにも関わらず、英語教員養成の中では軽視されている。実際、教員のための訓練や大学のファカルティ・ディベロプメント(FD)に、コミュニケーションの取り方(immediacy behaviors)は含まれていないことが多い。本論では、まず教師の近接性について、先行研究を元に説明する。次に、生徒とのコミュニケーション力を向上させるための2つの方法を紹介する。いずれの方法もハワイの教員養成プログラム(MA TESOL)で実践されており、長きにわたり成功を収めている。

Author(s):  
Belgin Aydin ◽  
Ilknur Kecik

Distance education has long been used both in pre-service and in-service teacher education programs to provide wider opportunities to people who are not able to attend face-to face courses. Since teacher education is a wide topic with participants having quite a wide range of needs, there is still a need to get information on different models, especially on the practicum part of teacher education. Within the realm of this topic, this chapter aims to describe an innovative model, the design of which is based on a need in Turkey, and discuss it in the light of available literature. After a brief terminology clarification, major models and trends in language teacher education are brought forth and discussed. Then, the model developed by Anadolu University, Distance English Language Teacher Training (DELTT), is explained and further suggestions on the issue are made.


Author(s):  
Belgin Aydin ◽  
Ilknur Kecik

Distance education has long been used both in pre-service and in-service teacher education programs to provide wider opportunities to people who are not able to attend face-to face courses. Since teacher education is a wide topic with participants having quite a wide range of needs, there is still a need to get information on different models, especially on the practicum part of teacher education. Within the realm of this topic, this chapter aims to describe an innovative model, the design of which is based on a need in Turkey, and discuss it in the light of available literature. After a brief terminology clarification, major models and trends in language teacher education are brought forth and discussed. Then, the model developed by Anadolu University, Distance English Language Teacher Training (DELTT), is explained and further suggestions on the issue are made.


Author(s):  
Leonardo Herrera Mosquera ◽  
Lilian Cecilia Zambrano Castillo

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.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-46
Author(s):  
Mehmet DEMİREZEN

Accurate pronunciation is an important part of learning any language, and especially when non-native students are trained to be English language teachers. Good pronunciation is more than just mastering individual sounds since it also requires understanding intonation, stress, pitch and junctures. In this respect, first things first, two functional issues come to the stage: Spelling pronunciation versus relaxed pronunciation. Spelling pronunciation depends on the use of a pronunciation that is based on spelling that includes common pronunciation of the silent vowel and consonant letters. The converse of spelling pronunciation is pronunciation spelling which produces the creation of a new spelling form on the basis of pronunciation. In this study, the contrastive positioning of spelling pronunciation versus pronunciation spelling in English words, phrases, clauses, and sentences will be analyzed to train the English teachers.


Author(s):  
Berhanu Abera

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) has emerged as a useful frame for instructional technology-enhanced education. This chapter addresses the existing literature on technological pedagogical content knowledge framework and of teacher education in Ethiopia in general and English language teacher education in particular. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, interviews, classroom observations, and documents. The results revealed that the existing literature failed to demonstrate the application of TPACK in English language teacher education in the country. The technological pedagogical content knowledge of classroom English language teachers was also found to be low. Classroom teachers applied their pedagogical content knowledge while teaching English language through televised instruction like the conventional instruction. They were seldom observed applying their technological pedagogical content knowledge. Finally, based on the results and the conceptual framework of TPACK, implications for the Ethiopian secondary school teacher preparation programs are outlined and further studies are suggested.


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