Download or read book Perception and Participation of Efl Teachers in Action Research written by Wondu Haile Gebele and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The need to participate in action research remains a hot issue in the education sector. It enables teachers to grow professionally and help their students perform better. In line with this, foreign language learning demands the involvement of teachers at all levels in action research so that they could be effective in helping their students use the target language for communicative purpose by solving the possible day to day language learning problems they encounter in the classrooms. This is stipulated in a condition where teachers are not sure as how to handle it, in most cases. This book, therefore, shows how important the skills of conducting action research are in developing professionally and make foreign language teaching more meaningful. It also discloses the methods to follow in undertaking classroom action research. Furthermore, it reveals the perception and practice of teachers of English as a foreign language in action research in the Ethiopian context. Hence, professionals in the education sector who would like to grow and make their classroom practices more meaningful will find it helpful.
Download or read book Creating Significant Learning Experiences written by L. Dee Fink and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-06-17 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dee Fink poses a fundamental question for all teachers: "How can I create courses that will provide significant learning experiences for my students?" In the process of addressing this question, he urges teachers to shift from a content-centered approach to a learning-centered approach that asks "What kinds of learning will be significant for students, and how can I create a course that will result in that kind of learning?" Fink provides several conceptual and procedural tools that will be invaluable for all teachers when designing instruction. He takes important existing ideas in the literature on college teaching (active learning, educative assessment), adds some new ideas (a taxonomy of significant learning, the concept of a teaching strategy), and shows how to systematically combine these in a way that results in powerful learning experiences for students. Acquiring a deeper understanding of the design process will empower teachers to creatively design courses for significant learning in a variety of situations.
Download or read book Collaborative Action Research for English Language Teachers written by Anne Burns and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-02-25 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents first-person accounts providing the basis for exploring the challenges and constraints of action research.
Download or read book Whole Faculty Study Groups written by Carlene U. Murphy and published by Corwin. This book was released on 1998-07-23 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book whole-faculty study groups, their application and the underlying change principles necessary for such study groups to succeed. The book provides numerous examples, snapshots of real-world situations, and a detailed step-by-step practical methodology for the development of successful professional whole-faculty study groups in schools.
Download or read book Action Research for English Language Arts Teachers written by Mary Buckelew and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering preservice and inservice teachers a guide to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of English Language Arts education, this book provides a fresh perspective on what it means to be a teacher researcher in ELA contexts. Inviting teachers to view inquiry and reflection as intrinsic to their identity and mission, Buckelew and Ewing walk readers through the inquiry process from developing an actionable focus, to data collection and analysis to publication and the exploration of ongoing questions. Providing thoughtful and relevant protocols and models for teacher inquiry, this book establishes a theoretical foundation and offers practical, ready-to-use tools and strategies for engaging in the inquiry process in the context of teachers’ communities. Action Research for English Language Arts Teachers: Invitation to Inquiry includes a variety of examples and scenarios of ELA teachers in diverse contexts, ensuring that this volume is relevant and accessible to all educators.
Download or read book Learning Networks written by Linda Marie Harasim and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field; Learning networks: an introduction; Networks for schools: exemplars and experiences; Networks for higher education, training, and informal learning: exemplares and experiences; The guide; Designs for learning networks; Getting started: the implementation process; Teaching online; Learning online; Problems in paradise: expect the best, prepare for the worst; The future; New directions; Network learning: a paradign for the twenty-first century; Epilogue: email from the future; Appendixes; Indice.
Download or read book Teaching EFL Writing in Montenegro written by Silvija Marnikovic and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project examines perceptions and practices of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) K-12 teachers in Montenegro regarding their teaching of writing. To collect data the researcher utilized a researcher-created online questionnaire. Participants' responses were analyzed and compared in order to examine their perceptions of importance of EFL writing instruction for their students, the extent and quality of professional training on teaching EFL writing they receive, the approaches to teaching EFL writing they practice, and perception of their competence in teaching EFL writing. Findings showed that the 27 participants would feel more confident teaching EFL writing if they had more training, time and practice using different approaches. It is hoped that the findings of this study will inspire future research, inform EFL teacher education authorities in Montenegro of the needs of K-12 EFL teachers and encourage taking actions directed to the advancement of the EFL writing instruction.
Download or read book Revisiting EFL Assessment written by Rahma Al-Mahrooqi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines acknowledged practices and demonstrates to teachers how to make the most out of their assessment practices. It also explores different assessment methods for skills such as reading, writing, listening and speaking. Forecasting the future of assessment and where concepts like alternative assessment and dynamic assessment are heading, it also shows how relatively new teaching methods such as communicative methodologies and problem-based learning are reflected in assessment. This book represents a forum where contributors have presented their research and innovative ideas and practices on the important topic of assessment and opened a fresh debate on it. It offers an excellent reference guide for EFL teachers, practitioners, researchers and testing and assessment specialists. Each chapter examines central issues in assessment and their connection with teaching and learning in EFL contexts.
Download or read book WESTECH 2018 written by Robbi Rahim and published by European Alliance for Innovation. This book was released on with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are delighted to introduce the proceedings of the first edition of Workshop Environmental Science, Society, and Technology. This Workshop has brought researchers, developers and practitioners around the world who are leveraging and developing of Environmental for Society and Technology for life. We strongly believe that Workshop Environmental Science, Society, and Technology provides a good forum for all researcher, developers and practitioners to discuss all science and technology aspects that are relevant to Digital Society. We also expect that the future Workshop will be as successful and stimulating, as indicated by the contributions presented in this volume.
Download or read book What Matters in a Research to Practice Cycle written by Christine Grima-Farrell and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-07 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces a comprehensive RTP Model that reframes research to practice knowledge and inclusive education philosophy to promote the sustained use of research to promote and enhance meaningful education for all students.
Download or read book What Matters in College written by Alexander W. Astin and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1997-01-24 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Astin presents a completely new and expanded study of how students change and develop in college -- and reveals how colleges can enhance that development. Based on a study of more than 20,000 students, 25,000 faculty members, and 200 institutions, the book shows how academic programs, faculty, student peer groups, and other variables affect students' college experiences, and how these factors can shape students' personalities and behavior; values and beliefs; and academic, cognitive, and career development."--Page 4 of cover
Download or read book Building a Culture of Research in TESOL written by Jessie Hutchison Curtis and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The professional development of primary EFL teachers written by Eva Wilden and published by Waxmann Verlag. This book was released on 2017 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this publication national and international researchers working in the field of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education, applied linguistics and educational sciences are presenting their current research in the area of primary EFL teacher education. The starting point of this collection was the general shift in educational research towards the role of teachers as well as towards facets of the teaching profession and their relative contributions to successful and 'good' education. All contributions to this volume focus primarily on hitherto insufficiently researched as¬pects of the professional development of primary EFL teachers. This book is thus contributing to closing existing research gaps as well as giving impetus for future studies and increasing communication about research on the professional development of EFL teachers in related disciplines. Aside from an overview of teaching primary EFL in Europe and beyond, the contributors are presenting up-to-date research on policy and practice of primary EFL teacher education, in-service training as well as professional competences and beliefs of primary EFL teachers. Edited by Eva Wilden and Raphaela Porsch, this interdisciplinary book provides contributions from Nora Benitt, Henriette Dausend, Ann-Cathrin Deters-Philipp, Janet Enever, Alicia Jöckel, Johannes König, Angelika Kubanek, Sandra Lammerding, Rama Mathew, Günter Nold, Annamaria Pinter, Thorsten Piske, Shelagh Rixon, Andreas Rohde, Henning Rossa, Bianca Roters, Sarah Strauß and Sarantis Tachtsoglou.
Download or read book Research Anthology on Applied Linguistics and Language Practices written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 1681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether through speech, writing, or other methods, language and communication has been an essential tool for human cooperation and development. Across the world, language varies drastically based on culture and disposition. Even in areas in which the language is standardized, it is common to have many varieties of dialects. It is essential to understand applied linguistics and language practices to create equitable spaces for all dialects and languages. The Research Anthology on Applied Linguistics and Language Practices discusses in-depth the current global research on linguistics from the development of language to the practices in language acquisition. It further discusses the social factors behind language and dialect as well as cultural identity found behind unique traits in language and dialect. Covering topics such as linguistic equity, phonology, and sociolinguistics, this major reference work is an indispensable resource for linguists, pre-service teachers, libraries, students and educators of higher education, educational administration, ESL organizations, government officials, researchers, and academicians.
Download or read book Efl Learners Speaking Performances and Challenges Clt Classroom written by Ali Reza Lou and published by EĞİTİM YAYINEVİ. This book was released on 2023-06-10 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lessons from Good Language Teachers written by Carol Griffiths and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how good language teachers work, drawing on teacher training theory as well as many examples and case studies.
Download or read book The Praxis of English Language Teaching and Learning PELT written by Mark Vicars and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of Critical New Literacies: The Praxis of English Language Teaching and Learning (PELT) begins with an examination of bricolage as a way to engage in critical research in TEFL/TESOL teaching and research. The volume considers the quality of ‘encounter’ needed in the global and intercultural classroom. The authors address validity, reliability and an authentic need for research which has at its heart ethical practice. Disenfranchisement of the co-participants in research, which is usually not considered, is reviewed in the volume. The manner in which quantitative methods can be used to deliberate on “praxis” is also explored. Self-reflexive practice is at the heart of EFL research and remains central to this volume. The authors are all praxis based research practitioners and make the work of research accessible, equitable and socially just. This series has at its core the need to state that equitable research is about shared authority and shared power. These nine authors address the periphery and in doing so contest the way the world sees research. The PELT series has a disruptive quality as its raison d’etre and Steinberg et al are asking us to revisit; review and re-assess the notion of our life work as researchers in EAL, ESL, TEFL and TESOL. These nine authors are all global leaders in research inquiry and the provocations offered here are unified in the parading by questioning the more traditional field of research inquiry. The ethic of care and courage is encapsulated in this edition.
