Download or read book The Factors Impacting on Teacher s Decision Making When Handling Language Form in the University Language Classroom written by CLAUDIA LYNNE. KEH and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The Factors Impacting on Teacher''s Decision-making When Handling Language Form in the University Language Classroom" by Claudia Lynne, Keh, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Teacher cognition-what teachers think, know and believe--has been found to directly impact the decisions teachers make in the classroom. The relationship between teaching cognition and practice is seen to be interrelated and complex, although not always consistent (Basturkmen, 2012). This qualitative study investigated the planned and unplanned form-focused decisions of four university English language teachers in an EAP (English for Academic Purposes) course-three local non-native English speaking teachers (NNESTs) and one non-local native English speaking teacher (NEST)-and their students'' responses to those decisions (including grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation following Doughty & Williams, 1998). The data collection instruments of this multiple case study included non-participant observations, stimulated recall semi-structured interviews of the four teachers and focus groups representing each teacher''s class. The findings reveal that the students'' responses-anticipated, perceived or actual-factored heavily into the decisions teachers made, both planned and unplanned. Generally, the teachers expected resistance from students to any grammar focus, although the teachers believed that such a focus was still necessary. The students also recognized a need for grammar instruction but in contrast to the teachers'' beliefs, the students were not resistant to grammar instruction per se, but rather resistant to grammar that was "too basic" and/or presented in a manner too similar to their past secondary schooling. More specifically, the teachers'' perception and anticipation of student responses (and resistance) stemmed from students'' evaluation of the teacher and SET scores, shared background with the students (linguistic, educational, cultural), and previous teaching experiences, which included previous experiences teaching the course (or lack thereof). It was found that concern for students'' responses were regarded more seriously than the course textbook or curriculum (and approach) prescribed by the course coordinators was revealed in the decisions the teachers made. Another factor influencing form-focused decision-making was the teachers'' language learning experiences particularly those of the NNESTs. These teachers demonstrated the strategies that helped them be successful in their own language learning with regard to acquisition of grammar and grammatical accuracy. Professional education was also seen to influence the decisions teachers made, especially when their language learning experiences were congruent with the messages given in their professional education courses. The unplanned data revealed that most of the decisions to divert from the lesson in progress were initiated by the teachers in order to address problems with accuracy (reactive feedback), to take up an opportunity to provide grammar instruction, and in one salient case to respond to (mis)perceived student confusion. The data also revealed some unplanned episodes that were student, rather than teacher initiated. In these cases the teacher was seen to react to the episode as more positively (as an opportunity) or more negatively (as a threat) depending on factors related to the teaching Self (Kumaravadivelu, 2012), and the teacher''s anticipation of, or preparedness to handle the student query. DOI: 10.5353/th_b5690652 Subjects: Language a
Download or read book The Factors Impacting on Teacher s Decision making when Handling Language Form in the University Language Classroom written by Claudia Lynne Keh and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teacher Cognition in Language Teaching written by Devon Woods and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how and what teachers think in their practice of language teaching.
Download or read book Teacher Effectiveness written by Marjorie Powell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1984, the field of research on teaching had expanded dramatically in the 15 years covered by this bibliography, 1965 to 1980. The expansion had included studies conducted for many purposes. This bibliography contains relevant citations to the research which has been conducted for the purposes of increasing our understanding of the science, art and craft of teaching. The existence of research publications has been documented with relevant reference information and brief annotations; there has been no attempt to evaluate the quality of the studies. A brief perusal of the bibliography provides an indication of the range of topics addressed by these studies and also of the variety of studies within a single topic.
Download or read book The Handbook of Spanish Second Language Acquisition written by Kimberly L. Geeslin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together a comprehensive collection of newly-commissioned articles, this Handbook covers the most recent developments across a range of sub-fields relevant to the study of second language Spanish. Provides a unique and much-needed collection of new research in this subject, compiled and written by experts in the field Offers a critical account of the most current, ground-breaking developments across key fields, each of which has seen innovative empirical research in the past decade Covers a broad range of issues including current theoretical approaches, alongside a variety of entries within such areas as the sound system, morphosyntax, individual and social factors, and instructed language learning Presents a variety of methodological approaches spanning the active areas of research in language acquisition
Download or read book Teacher Cognition and Language Education written by Simon Borg and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of teacher cognition - what teachers think, know and believe - and of its relationship to teachers' classroom practices has become a key theme in the field of language teaching and teacher education. This new in paperback volume provides a timely discussion of the research which now exists on language teacher cognition. The first part of the book considers what is known about the cognitions of pre-service and practicing teachers, and focuses specifically on teachers' cognitions in teaching grammar, reader and writing. The second part of the book evaluates a range of research methods which have been used in the study of language teacher cognition and provides a framework for continuing research in this fascinating field. This comprehensive yet accessible account will be relevant to researchers, teacher educators and curriculum managers working in language education contexts.
Download or read book How Myths about Language Affect Education written by David Johnson and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Myths about Language Affect Education: What Every Teacher Should Know clarifies some of the most common misconceptions about language, particularly those that affect teachers and the decisions they make when they teach English language learners. The chapters in this book address myths about language in general, about first and second language acquisition, about language and society, and about language and thinking. Each chapter concludes with activities for teachers that give examples, exercises, or simple questions that relate directly to teachers' everyday dealings with ELLs and language. How Myths about Language Affect Education is not intended to be a complete introduction to linguistics; it does not contain information on phonetics or complex syntactic explanations, and technical jargon is kept to a minimum. The aim of this book is not to settle language issues but rather to highlight popular misconceptions and the ways that they influence debates regarding language and affect language policies in and out of the classroom.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Language Teacher Education Beliefs and Classroom Practices written by Simon Phipps and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years teacher cognition research has generated interest in how teachers actually teach and the factors underlying their pedagogical decision-making. Research in teacher education has begun to shed light on the complex cognitive processes teachers undergo in formal learning situations provided by teacher education. However, to date very little research has been conducted on in-service teacher education, even less so in language teacher education. This book explores the ways in which language teacher education impacts on teachers' prior beliefs and classroom practices with reference to three illuminating case studies which examine the development of the grammar teaching beliefs and practices of three practising teachers of English taking an MA course in Turkey. Greater understanding of the relationship between teacher education, teacher beliefs and classroom practices may help teacher educators to make more sense of their work, to better understand the factors which facilitate and hinder teacher learning, and ultimately to contribute to the provision of more effective teacher education.
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstracts of dissertations available on microfilm or as xerographic reproductions.
Download or read book Teachers and Research written by Myna Matlin and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides information culled from classroom research, including some from teacher researchers, for those engaged in creating educational settings that support children's development of language and literacy. The book contains the following chapters: (1) "Observing Carlos: One Day of Language Use in School" (Mary M. Kitagawa); (2) "What Teachers and Children Do in a Language Rich Classroom" (Nancy G. Platt); (3) "Comments from a Teacher Researcher" (Vera E. Milz); (4) "Involving Teachers in Classroom Research" (Marie M. Clay); (5) "Observing Readers and Writers: A Teacher and a Researcher Learn Together" (Myna L. Matlin and Robert C. Wortman); (6) "A Teacher's Experience with Change" (Vida Louise Welsh); (7) "Teacher as Learner: Implications for Staff Development" (Angela M. Jaggar); (8) "Integrating the Curriculum for Teacher Preparation" (Charlotte S. Huck); (9) "Teacher Research and Decision Making: An Administrator's View" (Donald S. Monroe); (10) "Using Research to Create a Supportive Literacy Climate" (Gay Su Pinnell); (11) "Teacher Support Groups: Why and How" (Dorothy J. Watson and Margaret T. Stevenson); and (12) "Language Development: Issues, Insights, and Implementation" (Kenneth S. Goodman). A 25-page suggested reading list, "Whole Language Theory, Practice, and Assessment" (Angela M. Jaggar and Kathy T. Harwood) is appended. (MS)
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Download or read book Observing the Language Learner written by IRA/NCTE Committee on the Impact of Child Language Development Research on Curriculum and Instruction and published by Newark, Del. : International Reading Association ; URBANA, Ill. : National Council of Teachers of English. This book was released on 1985 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended for teachers and others having responsibility for shaping language policy in the schools, this collection of invited, original articles is based on the belief that a teacher's task is not to "teach" children language but, rather, to create an environment that will allow language learning to occur naturally. The book is divided into four interrelated parts. The two chapters in the first part provide the rationale for observing children's language and establish the central theme. Parts two and three comprise the heart of the book and deal with the different, but overlapping, facets of language development described by M. A. K. Halliday. Chapters in both parts contain sections on observing oral language and written language. Specifically, chapters in part two concentrate on what children learn as they construct the symbol system, the strategies they use, and how their behavior reveals their developing awareness of language. Chapters in part three focus on school age children by looking at ways in which they use language. Chapters in part four highlight the importance of continually monitoring the effect of curriculum and instruction on children's language use and learning. (HOD)
Download or read book Oral Error Treatment in the Second Language Classroom written by Steffi Joetze and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 1,3, University of Cologne, language: English, abstract: “Should learner errors be corrected? If so, when should learner errors be corrected? Which learner errors should be corrected? Who should correct learner errors? And how should learner errors be corrected?” (Hendrickson 1978, p. 389). This series of questions, raised by Hendrickson, frame the diverse decisions a teacher has to make within only few seconds in his/her daily teaching according to a learner’s error. To explore special parts of this extensive topic more precisely and to find out what role teacher and learner play exactly in the treatment of oral errors should be the aim of the following investigation. First of all the theoretical concept of error and correction itself will be dealt with to make clear from which perspective the subject of oral error treatment in the L2 classroom will be considered. Then the paper will have a practical orientation to the L2 classroom: in this connection the focus will lie on answering one of the questions raised above namely “Should learner errors be corrected?”. With reference to this we try to find out on which factors the decision of correcting/not correcting students’ errors depends. Answering the question how learners’ errors should be corrected represents such a complex issue that it would be impossible to get a complete look at it in this research. Therefore recasts and elicitations, as special kinds of corrective feedback used in L2 classrooms, are considered in detail to get a deeper impact of possible ways students’ errors are treated in oral work. Simultaneously it should be found out if recasts/elicitations are effective examples of oral error treatment and whether there are differences in terms of the effectiveness according to the type of error that is made.
Download or read book What Teachers Need to Know About Language written by Carolyn Temple Adger and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rising enrollments of students for whom English is not a first language mean that every teacher – whether teaching kindergarten or high school algebra – is a language teacher. This book explains what teachers need to know about language in order to be more effective in the classroom, and it shows how teacher education might help them gain that knowledge. It focuses especially on features of academic English and gives examples of the many aspects of teaching and learning to which language is key. This second edition reflects the now greatly expanded knowledge base about academic language and classroom discourse, and highlights the pivotal role that language plays in learning and schooling. The volume will be of interest to teachers, teacher educators, professional development specialists, administrators, and all those interested in helping to ensure student success in the classroom and beyond.
Download or read book A Descriptive Study of Teachers Conceptions of Language as Affecting the Decision making in Planning and Evaluating Students Writing in Grades Four Five and Six written by Joseph Bernard Rubin and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
