Theory and Practice in EFL Teacher Education Bridging the Gap
by Huttner, Julia; Mehlmauer-Larcher, Barbara; Reichl, SusanneFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2011-12-22
Publisher(s): Multilingual Matters
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Summary
This volume brings together articles written by experts in the thriving fi eld of language teacher education from a variety of geographical and institutional contexts, with a particular focus on EFL. They address the dynamic relationship between theory and practice in language teacher education by considering teacher learning as a basis for the development of professionalism.
Author Biography
Julia Hüttner is a Lecturer at the University of Southampton, where she teaches applied linguistics and teacher education courses. Her current research project investigates oral language use and profi ciency. Barbara Mehlmauer-Larcher currently coordinates the ELT methodology programme at the Centre for English Language Teaching (Department of English) of the University of Vienna. Her research interests focus on ESP methodology and pre-service language teacher education. Susanne Reichl is associate professor at the Centre for English Language Teaching (Department of English) of the University of Vienna. Her research interests include the teaching of literature and culture in secondary and higher education, and literature for children and young adults. Barbara Schiftner currently works as a research assistant for the Centre for English Language Teaching (Department of English) of the University of Vienna. Her recent research activities are concerned with coherence and cohesion in learner writing.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Julia Hüttner, Barbara Mehlmauer-Larcher, Susanne Reichl and Barbara Schiftner: Introduction
Part 1 Conceptualising the Issue of Theory and Practice
Henry G. Widdowson: Closing the Gap, Changing the Subject
Amy B. M. Tsui: The Dialectics of Theory and Practice in Teacher Knowledge Development
Joachim Appel: Moments of Practice: Teachers' Knowledge and Interaction in the Language Classroom
Part 2 Developing Language Teachers' Knowledge Base
Armin Berger: Creating Language Assessment Literacy: A Model for Teacher Education
Penny Ur: Grammar Teaching: Theory, Practice and English Teacher Education
David Newby: Cognitive + Communicative Grammar in Teacher Education
Susanne Reichl: Towards a Stronger Intervention: The Role of Literature in Teacher Education
Part 3 Assisting Language Teachers' Knowledge Construction
Sandra Hutterli and Michael C. Prusse: Supporting the Transfer of Innovation into Foreign Language Classrooms: Applied Projects in In-service Teacher Education
Julia Hüttner and Ute Smit: Developing Student Teachers' ‘Pedagogical Content Knowledge' in English for Specific Purposes: The ‘Vienna ESP Approach'
Barbara Mehlmauer-Larcher: The EPOSTL (European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages): A Tool to Promote Reflection and Learning in Pre-service Teacher Education
Part 4 Addressing Established Paradigms
Irena Vodopija-Krstanovic: NESTs vs. Non-NESTs: Rethinking English Language Teacher Identities
Eva Vetter: Multilingualism Pedagogy: Building Bridges between Languages
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