Second Language Teacher Education Today

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Second Language Teacher Education Today

• Jack C. Richards

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Two sources of change

• Internally initiated change
• Externally initiated change

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The growth of SLTE

• 1960s Audiolingualism and Situational Language
  Teaching
• Emergence of applied linguistics
• MA degrees in TESL/TEFL
• 1990s training versus development
• Recent sociocultural view of teacher-learning
• Questioning of traditional knowledge base

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The professionalization of language teaching

• Recognition of specialized knowledge base
• Demand for recognized qualifications
• Standards movement
• Prescribed professionalism vs. independent
  professionalism

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The knowledge base of SLTE

• Content knowledge
• Pedagogical content knowledge
• Practical knowledge

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The nature of teacher-learning

• Transmission vs. situated learning
• Dialogic and collaborative learning

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The role of context in teacher-learning

• Communities of practice
• Campus-based vs. school-based learning

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The role of teacher cognition

• Decision-making
• Personal theories of teaching

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The nature of teacher identity

• The shaping of identity
• The non-native English teacher

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Rethinking of teaching methods and strategies

• The co-construction of knowledge
• Dialogic teaching
• Role of self-development

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Need for accountability

• The role of standards
• Need for impact assessment

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Critical language teacher education

• Impact of globalization
• Socio-political and ethical issues

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Thank You

• Full text available on my website
• www.professorjackrichards.com