Full Description
Surviving The Induction Years of Language Teaching is unique to the language teaching profession because it outlines the detailed experiences of one ESL teacher during his first year and then during his third year to see what challenges he encountered during these important novice years. It is important for teacher educators, teachers and administrators to understand what novice teachers experience so that they can better be supported to become teachers for many more years to come. The results of this analysis will lead to the development of a comprehensive framework for the professional development of novice teachers through reflective practice that is grounded in the classroom realities of real teaching contexts so that they can develop beyond their novice years and become expert ESL teachers. In addition, the suggestions presented in this book can be operationalized as standards for future ESL/EFL teacher education and development programs worldwide.
Contents
1: Setting The Scene
2: The Induction Years
3: Reflecting On Philosophy In The First Year
4: Reflecting On Principles In The First Year
5: Reflecting On Theory In The First Year
6: Reflecting On Practice In The First Year
7: Reflecting Beyond Practice In The First Year
8: Analyzing the First Year
9: Reflecting On Philosophy In The Third Year
10: Reflecting On Principles In The Third Year
11: Reflecting On Theory In The Third Year
12: Reflecting On Practice In The Third Year
13: Reflecting Beyond Practice In Third Year
14: Analyzing the Third Year
15: Professional Development Through Reflective Practice
