ABSTRACT

This volume gathers contributions from a range of global experts in teacher education to address the topic of language teacher education. It shows how teacher education involves the agency of teachers, which forms part of their identity, and which they take on when integrating into the teaching community of practice. In addition, the volume explores the teachers’ situated practice--the dynamic negotiation of classroom situations, socialization into the professional teaching culture, and "on the ground experimentation" with pedagogical skills/techniques.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

part I|47 pages

Policy in Education

chapter 1|15 pages

The Politics of Comparison

The Global and the Local in English Language Teaching and Teacher Education

chapter 2|17 pages

Developing Teacher Candidates' Target Language Proficiency

Challenges and Opportunities in a Supportive Institutional and Policy Environment

chapter 3|13 pages

An English Teacher Education Initiative in South Korea

The Sociocultural Theoretic Analysis 1

part II|49 pages

Theory-Practice Nexus

chapter 6|17 pages

Transformative Teacher Education in Action

Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Support English Language Learners

part III|59 pages

Beliefs, Expectations, and Negotiating a Professional Self

chapter 7|18 pages

Teaching Spoken English in China

The Relationship Between Beliefs and Characteristics of University EFL Teachers

part IV|50 pages

Reflective Practice, Feedback, and Facilitation

chapter 10|16 pages

Teacher Beliefs and Classroom Practices

A Case Study of an ESL Teacher in Canada

chapter 11|16 pages

When Things Go Wrong

Feedback on Teaching Practice in TESOL

part V|52 pages

Teaching and Learning in New Times

chapter 14|19 pages

Speaking Like a ‘Glocal'

Using Computer-Mediated Communication in Language Teacher Education to Promote Network Learning

chapter 15|13 pages

Beyond Borders, Beyond Expectations

Online Education and Responsive Teaching

part VI|48 pages

Teacher Learning in Cross-Cultural Contexts

chapter 17|15 pages

Chinese Sojourn Teachers' Perceptions of and Experiences with K–12 U.S. Students

Implications for Cross-Cultural Classroom Management

chapter 18|14 pages

Desire and Desirability

Perceptions of Needs in a Trans-National Language Teacher Education Program

chapter |7 pages

Afterword

Rethinking Global Perspectives and Local Initiatives in Language Teaching