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Chin-Wen Chien – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2024
This case study explored 18 Taiwanese novice elementary school English teachers' practice of critical friendship models as an avenue for professional development. Based on the thematic analysis of the interviews, documents, and observation, the following major conclusions were drawn. Participants spent most of their time with critical friends in…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Language Teachers, English Instruction
Sarah B. Bausell; Marie Himes; Hiller A. Spires – American Journal of Distance Education, 2024
This mixed methods designed-based research (DBR) study explored one iteration of an online teacher professional development (oTPD) course about K-8 English language pedagogy. The study examined 85 educators' beliefs pre- and post-course about teaching academic and literacy content to English Language Learners (ELLs) and analyzed their discursive…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Literacy Education, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
Nazari, Mostafa; De Costa, Peter I. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2022
Despite the widely recognized significance of critical incidents (CIs) in teachers' professional learning, little research has investigated the role of CIs in language teacher identity development. This study attempts to fill this gap by exploring the contributions of a Telegram-based professional development course--framed around CI storying--to…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Professional Identity, Psychological Patterns, Professional Autonomy
Kamali, Jaber – MEXTESOL Journal, 2021
The advent of postmethod encouraged much debate over the concept amongst researchers from different approaches. One approach was the concept of "teacher metamorphosis," which posits that teachers should perform different roles and hence, "teacher metamorphosis" is considered a possible remedy for certain criticisms of…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Teacher Role, Teaching Methods
Maria Soto – Voices of Reform, 2023
This mixed-methodology study explores the impact of the Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words (SIPPS) program on the reading success of English Language Learners (ELL) at a Title 1 public school in the Southeastern United States. The literature review emphasizes the importance of educator training and…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Reading Skills, Reading Achievement
Chandler Patton Miranda – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2025
This critical ethnographic case study explores the impact of Performance-Based Assessment Tasks (PBATs) on high school dynamics and instructional practices, particularly in schools serving immigrant communities. PBATs, considered alternatives to standardized testing, have shown promise in enhancing student engagement, critical thinking, and…
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Teachers, Principals, Assistant Principals
Jhon Eduardo Mosquera Pérez; Flor Ángela Hurtado Torres; Daniel Elias Pérez Diaz – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2023
This collaborative autoethnographic research explores the identity shaping construction trajectory of a group of three English teacher researchers as well as the repercussions that these processes had on the enactment of a critical decolonial perception toward the ELT field. Using a qualitative approach, the English teachers engaged in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Teacher Researchers
Vinogradova, Polina; Ross, Erin Haskell – TESOL Journal, 2019
Many adult English language learners in the United States are taught by volunteer teachers in community-based programs. These volunteers bring a variety of experience and expertise into the classroom and great enthusiasm for teaching and care for their students. However, many do not have background in language education. Professional development…
Descriptors: Volunteers, English Teachers, English (Second Language), Professional Identity
Paul Thomas Dobyns – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Schools are tasked with the responsibility of educating students from a wide variety of backgrounds. Teachers are tasked with finding and implementing effective teaching strategies for every student in their classroom. English Language Learners (ELLs), students who are not fluent speakers of English, represent an increasing population of students…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, General Education, Teaching Methods, English Language Learners
Velásquez-Hoyos, Angela Patricia; Martínez-Burgos, Lizeth Andrea – HOW, 2023
This paper reports the results of a narrative inquiry study on exchange programs, intercultural awareness, and professional development in eight former participants of the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant--FLTA--program. This study used written narratives to collect data from eight participants of the FLTA scholarship program who…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Assistants, International Educational Exchange
Chen, Yi-Mei – SAGE Open, 2020
Communicative approaches have been a dominant paradigm in foreign/second language teaching since the 1980s. However, they are not widely accepted by teachers in many English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts. The current study adopted an action research approach to study classroom practice in a Taiwanese EFL secondary school, to identify and…
Descriptors: Action Research, English (Second Language), English Teachers, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Liu, Yuying; Xiong, Tao – English Language Teaching, 2016
This study investigated college EFL teachers' attitudes toward task-based language teaching (TBLT), regarding their familiarity with the idea of TBLT, their actual use of TBLT, and contextual factors that impede the implementation of TBLT in the higher education context in China. The study described here is a questionnaire survey with 26 valid…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Calderón, Margarita Espino; Slakk, Shawn – ASCD, 2019
This book is a road map for teachers and school leaders who need to meet the needs of increasing numbers of Newcomers and other English Learners (ELs). Authors Margarita Espino Calderón and Shawn Slakk draw from years of experience in working with, listening to, and coaching administrators, teachers, and coaches nationwide to help you develop and…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Student Needs
Hu, Jim; Gonzales, Lachlan – BC TEAL Journal, 2020
This article presents study results on workplace writing from English-as-an-additional-language (EAL) employees' perspectives, and shares findings about how educational institutions in British Columbia can better prepare EAL students to write in the workplace. In post-secondary academic writing, content rather than writing accuracy is often…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Work Environment, Accuracy
Encarnación Mosquera, Carmelina – HOW, 2021
Self-assessment for accreditation purposes requires follow-up of graduates and feedback with academic programs. As part of the improvement actions, this study was done to characterize graduates' methodologies in English language teaching. The data, gathered through questionnaires, showed that graduates privilege the communicative and eclectic…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Modern Languages