ABSTRACT
The fourth volume in the successful IFTE series provides an international perspective on the knowledge and professional development of the English teaching workforce. It provides a state-of-the-art review of English teaching and teachers and how they are developed over time.
With contributions from leading scholars around the world, this volume is divided into four sections that follow the journey of an English teacher from being a student, to the latter stages of professional development and becoming a teacher. It sheds light on how different elements such as school culture, professional development, higher-level qualifications, professional associations and government policies contribute or detract from retention and job satisfaction.
International Perspectives on English Teacher Development serves as ideal reading for the research and teacher education community along with teachers and student teachers globally.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section 1|65 pages
What Makes an English Teacher
chapter 1|12 pages
‘I can't imagine a better profession’
chapter 4|12 pages
Stylistics as pedagogy
chapter 5|15 pages
Becoming an English Teacher
section Section 2|96 pages
Initial Teacher Education
chapter 9|14 pages
Balancing intervention and agency
chapter 11|13 pages
Blending the Old with the New
chapter 12|14 pages
Disruptive Synergy
section Section 3|68 pages
Life as an English Teacher
chapter 13|13 pages
A praxis of pre-service English teacher writing
chapter 14|12 pages
Sustaining Professional Learning for Sustainable Rural Contexts
chapter 15|15 pages
An activist democratic model of teacher professional learning
chapter 16|11 pages
Developing teachers' writing lives
chapter 17|15 pages
The fate of critical literacy in an age of standards based hegemonies
section Section 4|66 pages
Great Teachers of English
