The professional development of primary EFL teachers - National and international research

von: Eva Wilden, Raphaela Porsch

Waxmann Verlag GmbH, 2017

ISBN: 9783830984245 , 224 Seiten

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The professional development of primary EFL teachers - National and international research


 

Book Cover

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Imprint

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Contents

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Researching the professional development of primary EFL teachers. An introduction (Eva Wilden and Raphaela Porsch)

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1 Prior studies on the professional development of primary EFL teachers

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1.1 The provision of primary foreign language teacher education and formal qualification

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1.2 Primary EFL teachers’ English language proficiency

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1.3 Primary EFL teachers’ methodological knowledge

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2 Studying the education, professional competencies and beliefs of primary EFL teachers – Structure of this book

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3 Outlook: Future research on primary EFL teacher education

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References

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25 years of ‘new’ young learner classrooms. Insights and challenges for teacher education (Angelika Kubanek)

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1 Introduction

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2 Finding adequate terms

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3 From projects and movements to consolidation

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4 Supranational documents

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5 Success

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6 Research

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6.1 Surveys

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6.2 Selected research studies about young learners by categories

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7 Challenges for EFFL, EFFL research and teacher education

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7.1 Conceptualising Early Languages lessons as political education

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7.2 Discarding the principle of the playful and natural approach

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7.3 Higher expectations

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7.4 Communicating research to pre-service and early career students

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7.5 Speaking about A1

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8 Conclusion

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References

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The earlier, the better? Some critical remarks on current EFL teaching to young learners and their implications for foreign language teacher education (Thorsten Piske)

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1 Introduction

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2 The ‘Critical Period Hypothesis’

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3 Results of selected research studies

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3.1 Studies examining immigrant populations

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3.2 Studies examining pre-school children

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3.3 Studies examining school children

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4 Discussion and conclusions

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References

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The introduction of EFL in primary education in Germany. A view from implementation research (Raphaela Porsch and Eva Wilden)

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1 Introduction

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2 English as a foreign language education in Germany

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2.1 The German school system

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2.2 The transition from primary to secondary school in Germany

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2.3 English as a foreign language in primary and secondary education

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3 EFL at primary schools as an ‘innovation’ in the educational system

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3.1 The formal qualification of EFL teachers

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3.2 Attitudes towards the innovation

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3.3 Knowledge about teaching and learning in primary or secondary EFL classrooms

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4 Conclusion

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References

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The role of early language learning teacher education in turning policy into practice (Shelagh Rixon)

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1 Introduction

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1.1 Research studies consulted

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1.2 The power relations of education professionals with policy-makers

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2 Language teacher education and qualifications world-wide

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3 The challenges that policies offer for teacher education

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4 Teacher training or continuous professional development?

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5 Summary

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References

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A passion for teaching, or the brightest and the best? Notions of quality in primary EFL teacher education (Janet Enever)

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1 Introduction

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2 European convergence

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3 Primary EFL teacher education provision in Europe

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4 Towards quality in primary EFL teacher education

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5 Conclusion

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References

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Theory and practice in primary English teacher education. A review of empirical research until 2015 (Henriette Dausend)

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1 Introduction

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2 PETE in Germany

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3 Theory and practice in PETE

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3.1 System, structure and standards of PETE

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3.2 Competences in PETE

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3.2.1 Explicit and implicit knowledge

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3.2.2 Foreign language competence

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3.2.3 Personal and professional development

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3.3 Principles in PETE

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3.3.1 Self-experience

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3.3.2 Teaching videos

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3.3.3 Exchange programmes

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3.3.4 Product-oriented teaching

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3.3.5 Portfolio

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4 Summary

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References

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Primary EFL teachers as researchers. Benefits and challenges (Nora Benitt)

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1 Introduction

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2 Action research in teacher education

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3 A study on action research and teacher learning

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3.1 Action research in E-LINGO

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3.2 Central research questions and methodology

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3.3 Data examples

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3.3.1 Understanding theory in practice

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3.3.2 Becoming aware of teacher roles and responsibilities

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3.3.3 Negotiating the concept of (action) research

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3.3.4 Time and task management

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4 Summary and concluding remarks

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References

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Teacher development opportunities in an action research project. Primary English teachers working with children as co-researchers in India (Annamaria Pinter and Rama Mathew)

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1 Introduction

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2 Background

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3 Literature review

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3.1 Teacher research and action research

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3.2 Children as co-researchers

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4 Methodology

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5 Findings

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5.1 Changing views about teaching and learning

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5.2 Understanding about research

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5.3 Appreciating the learning community

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5.4 Lasting change in practice

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6 Discussion

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7 Conclusion

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References

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Beginning reading and writing in primary EFL classes. The potential of phonics in primary EFL teaching (Alicia Jöckel)

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1 Introduction

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2 Role of the written skills in primary EFL teaching and learning

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3 Phonics and phonics teaching

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4 Using phonics in primary EFL teaching – A case study in Bremen

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5 Conclusion

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References

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(Primary) EFL teachers’ professional knowledge. Theoretical assumptions and empirical findings (Bianca Roters)

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1 Situation at the outset: The professional EFL teacher

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2 Facets of professionalism and professionalization: Why EFL teachers become teachers

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3 EFL teachers’ professionalism: Development of knowledge

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3.1 Pre-service EFL teachers’ knowledge from an empirical perspective

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3.2 Developing a personal, professional stance in teaching – Professional knowledge

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3.3 EFL teachers’ personal practical knowledge and beliefs – An empirical perspective

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4 Teacher learning

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5 In lieu of a summary … further research

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References

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Teacher education and professional competence of EFL teachers. Evidence from the PKE project (Johannes König, Sandra Lammerding, Günter Nold, Andreas Rohde, Sarah Strauß and Sarantis Tachtsoglou)

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1 Introduction

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2 Research on teacher professional competence

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2.1 General investigation in the field

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2.2 Specific research on EFL teacher competence

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2.3 Initial teacher education and professional competence

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3 The PKE project

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3.1 Central aims and research questions

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3.2 Design and research model

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3.3 Sample

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3.4 Measurement instruments

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3.4.1 Professional competence

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3.4.2 Opportunities to learn

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3.5 First findings

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3.5.1 Opportunities to learn

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3.5.2 Professional knowledge of EFL teachers

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3.6 Discussion and outlook

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4 Summary

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References

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You teach what you believe in. BELT – Beliefs about Effective Language Teaching (Henning Rossa)

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1 Introduction: The relevance of beliefs for research on teacher education and professional development

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2 The conceptual framework: Beliefs and the knowledge base for effective language teaching

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3 BELT (Beliefs about Effective Language Teaching): Research questions

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4 Research design

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5 Preliminary findings

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6 Work-in-progress perspectives

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References

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Teacher language in German EFL classrooms at primary level. An interview study (Ann-Cathrin Deters-Philipp)

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1 Introduction

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2 Theoretical framework

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2.1 Teacher education in Germany

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2.2 Primary EFL classroom discourse

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3 Method

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3.1 Design

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3.2 Participants

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3.3 Analysis

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4 Initial findings

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5 Summary

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References

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