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Zein, Mochamad Subhan – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2016
This study was conducted to identify suggestions to improve PD programmes held by government-based training agencies to help enhance Indonesian EYL teachers' instructional practice. For the purpose of the study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 51 participants. The findings suggest the theorisation of a PD model that involves complex…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Foreign Countries, Job Training, Elementary Education
Eaton, Sarah Elaine – Online Submission, 2017
ESL programs at post-secondary institutions must often generate revenue in addition to teaching students English. Institutions often impose explicit expectations on these programs to generate profit, creating unique challenges for those who administer them. This qualitative case study investigated challenges faced by ESL program directors at one…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
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Matsumoto, Yumi – Teacher Development, 2016
This case study investigates how an ESL teacher's activity of self-directed journal writing can facilitate learning and function as a mediational tool for teacher professional development. The participant for this study is a native English speaker who taught an ESL freshman writing course in an American university. Since he had little time to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Case Studies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Angelova, Iva Ventzislavova – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore Bulgarian immigrants' narratives with respect to their perceptions of immigrant work challenges; learning at work; work or occupational preferences; immigrant careers, including job transitions and professional development; strategies with respect to work; support at work; satisfaction gained from work; and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Personal Narratives, Employment Opportunities
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Asik, Asuman; Kuru Gönen, S. Ipek – Classroom Discourse, 2016
Recent years have witnessed increasing attention to the role of interaction in the classroom. Regarding the dynamic nature of language classrooms, teacher talk is assumed to promote interaction. Based on this assumption, this paper aims at investigating EFL teachers' perceptions of their use of teacher talk and how analysis of language use…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Gan, Zhengdong – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2014
Although research reveals that pre-service student teachers often regard their relationships with their significant others as an important element of their initial teaching practice experience, much remains unknown about the influence of significant others on non-native English as a Second Language (ESL) student teachers' professional learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
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Soong, Hannah – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
Anecdotal evidence suggests that pre-service teachers who have volunteered in schools demonstrate greater awareness of the general operational aspects of a school and, thus, are better prepared for the teaching practicum. However, there is little documented evidence about the cross-cultural challenges of international pre-service teachers…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Volunteers, Professional Development, Foreign Students
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Wilcox, Kristen Campbell; Lawson, Hal A.; Angelis, Janet – Teachers College Record, 2015
Background/Context: Prior research has investigated the literacy achievement gap with particular focus on ethnically and linguistically diverse students' performance. This study extends that research by examining the relationships among classroom instructional practices, school priorities, and district policies in higher performing schools.…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Policy, School Policy, Achievement Gap
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Xiong, Tong T.; Obiakor, Festus E. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2013
The purpose of the authors in this qualitative research is to explore cultural connections and disconnections between non-Hmong principals and Hmong parents. The results show that cultural disconnections occur because of the lack of culturally sensitive professional development for teachers and principals, and the lack of understanding of Hmong…
Descriptors: Hmong People, Qualitative Research, Principals, Professional Development
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Trent, John – Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
This article reports on a qualitative study that investigated the identity construction experiences of one group of beginning English language teacher educators in Hong Kong. Drawing upon a theoretical framework that incorporates both identity-in-practice and identity-in-discourse, and using in-depth interviews, a narrative approach was adopted to…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Perry, Kristen H.; Hart, Susan J. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2012
In this qualitative case study, we explore local adult educators' preparation to teach refugees, along with their professional development needs. This analysis focuses on 10 tutors and instructors in a midsize Southeastern city. Data collection involved an open-ended questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, and observations; analysis involved…
Descriptors: Refugees, Adult Educators, English (Second Language), Professional Development
Herrera, Juan Carlos – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This project was an alternative capstone dissertation conducted by a team of three doctoral students. The project focused on systematic and long-term underachievement of the English Language (EL) population of a single school, Sunshine Elementary, using the gap analysis model (Clark and Estes, 2008). More specifically, the purpose of the analysis…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Achievement Gap, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Yildirim, Rana – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
This article reports on the use of portfolios to develop ELT major student-teachers' autonomy. The research was carried out for 14 weeks with twenty-one 3rd grade student-teachers in the English Language Teaching Department of Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. To evaluate the impact of portfolios on fostering the participants' autonomy, data…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Personal Autonomy, Foreign Countries, Individual Development
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Gube, Jan C.; Phillipson, Sivanes – Journal of Research in Education, 2011
This study explored the role realization journey of 11 English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) in Hong Kong. Their journey is framed through the lenses of Shulman's (1987) teaching elements of content pedagogical knowledge, knowledge of learners and their characteristics, and knowledge of educational contexts. Data from four different inquiry methods…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Assistants