Beyond Training: Perspectives on Language Teacher Education (Cambridge Language Teaching Library)

Type

Book

Authors

Jack C. Richards

ISBN 10

0521626803

ISBN 13

9780521626804

Tags

Linguistics, English as a Second Language, Education Theory, Instruction Methods, Education, Foreign Languages

Description

Beyond Training examines the nature of second language teacher development and how teachers' practices are influenced by their beliefs and principles. It seeks to move discussion of language teacher development beyond the level of "training," which reflects a technical view of specific teaching practices. Instead, it takes a more holistic approach to teacher development built on the notion of the teacher as critical and reflective thinker. The argument pursued throughout is that teacher education needs to engage teachers not merely in the mastery of techniques, but in an exploration of the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes that underly their teaching practices. - from Amzon

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