Reflection Change And Reconstruction In The Context Of Educational Reform And Innovation In China

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This book delivers a state-of-the-art survey of the issues and approaches in contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher education. It examines the professional development of the teachers who taught English as a foreign language and engaged in a teacher preparation programme of reflective teaching at a university in China. Situated in the context of the reforms of English language teaching and teacher education, this book focuses on the theme of how, if at all, reflective teaching contributes to Chinese university EFL teachers’ development in thinking about English language teaching and in their own classroom practice. To date, the study of English as a foreign language teacher education and professional development mainly focused on the teaching skills and pedagogical knowledge of teachers. However, this book approaches English language teacher education from a different perspective, through an empirical exploration of the teachers’ professional development in their thinking, beliefs, values, understandings of teaching, awareness of students, and their classroom practice while engaged with reflective teaching practice at the group level and the individual level respectively. Adopting an interpretivist and constructivist epistemological paradigm, and drawing on key aspects of reflective teaching theory, the book investigates how the novice, developing, and experienced teachers differed in their views about reflective practice; how the teachers’ thinking about English language teaching transformed; how the teachers’ performance in EFL classroom practice developed; and how the teachers dealt with the changes during the period of the teacher education programme. In addition, the book provides examples of research into the ways that individuals integrate multiple levels of reflection, accommodate different types of reflection, and make them interact with each other mutually and inseparably by using a more comprehensive and multidimensional reflective teaching model. Thus the book helps to better understand teachers’ trajectory of professional growth and is a new and unique resource for exploring effective ways of language teacher education for teachers, teacher educators, and educational researchers alike.

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Genre : Foreign Language Study
Author : Yuhong Jiang
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release : 2013-01-16
File : 420 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781443845748


A Study On Professional Development Of Teachers Of English As A Foreign Language In Institutions Of Higher Education In Western China

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This book offers a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the recent professional developments of teachers of English in the western region of China in the context of English language teaching reform and teacher education reform. It discusses a wealth of theories, frameworks, qualitative case studies and quantitative investigations, while also covering a range of key practices that are indispensable. It equips readers with an in-depth understanding of the impact of the current curriculum reform on the promotion of teachers’ cognition, emotions, attitudes and awareness of their self-development, as well as teachers’ corresponding efforts to update their educational concepts, reassess their teacher roles, enhance their teaching skills, and implement new approaches to their professional development. It is a valuable resource for anyone pursuing research in this field as well as in-service teachers, teacher educators and education administrators. And as it offers practical help for the potential difficulties and challenges they might encounter, it is also a must-read for the student teachers of English.

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Genre : Education
Author : Yuhong Jiang
Publisher : Springer
Release : 2016-11-17
File : 430 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783662536377


Theme And Thematic Progression In Chinese College Students English Essays

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This book focuses on how instruction affects English learners’ use of Theme and thematic progression (thematic organization). While thematic organization in learner English has been extensively studied, little research has been done to investigate the effects of instruction on the use of Theme and thematic progression. Adopting a Systemic Functional Grammar approach, this study explores how a ten-week instruction on thematic organization affects Chinese college students’ use of Theme and thematic progression by comparing their English essays before and after the instruction, with native-speaker essays as the research baseline. Second-language acquisition researchers, curriculum developers and foreign language teachers will find this book useful as it not only presents a clear and detailed report of how Chinese college students learn to make better thematic choices, but also provides a well-developed instructional package on Theme and thematic progression.

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Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Author : Jing Wei
Publisher : Springer
Release : 2015-12-17
File : 198 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789811002540


Resources In Education

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Genre : Education
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Release : 1982
File : 1034 Pages
ISBN-13 : MINN:30000004837112


Dissertation Abstracts International

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Genre : Dissertations, Academic
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Release : 2007
File : 672 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105131546348


Sociological Abstracts

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CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.

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Genre : Sociology
Author : Leo P. Chall
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Release : 2003
File : 668 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105113577501


Global Capitalism And The Future Of Agrarian Society

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This book offers historical and comparative analyses of changes in agrarian society forced by the globalization of capitalism, and the implications of these changes for human welfare globally. The book gives special attention to recent economic development and urbanization in the People s Republic of China which have had a major impact on contemporary transformations globally. Case studies from South and Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America in turn place these transformations in a comparative global perspective. The contributors include distinguished scholars from the UN, PRC, India, Zimbabwe, and Latin America who are also active in policy issues."

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Arif Dirlik
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2015-11-17
File : 332 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781317259114


Research In Education

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Genre : Education
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Release : 1970
File : 936 Pages
ISBN-13 : UFL:31262083003490


Linguistics And Language Behavior Abstracts

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Genre : Language and languages
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Release : 2008
File : 790 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015079593441


Bibliography Of Agriculture

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Genre : Agriculture
Author :
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Release : 1991
File : 1810 Pages
ISBN-13 : PSU:000057553658