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Download full textWei, Liping – English Language Teaching, 2020
This paper employs narrative inquiry (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000) as the methodology to uncover a school principal's experiences and perceptions related to ELL teacher professional development. It recognizes educators' personal practical knowledge as the greatest driving force in their professional growth. Through reflecting on her…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Professional Development, Language Teachers
Ostovar-Nameghi, Seyyed Ali; Sheikhahmadi, Mohsen – English Language Teaching, 2016
This study aims at: (1) reviewing the underlying causes of teacher isolation; (2) unrevealing the negative effects of isolation on teachers' professional and personal life; (2) illustrating different modes of voluntary collaboration among teachers; (4) presenting substantive evidence is support of collaboration as an efficient mode of professional…
Descriptors: Professional Isolation, Teacher Collaboration, Professional Development, Efficiency
Tawalbeh, Tha'er Issa – English Language Teaching, 2015
The present paper aimed to explore the EFL instructors perceived effectiveness of current professional development programs run at Taif University English Language Center (TUELC) in Saudi Arabia, and to provide suggestions to improve the current situation of these programs. To achieve these purposes, the researcher tried to answer three questions.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness
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
Shabani, Karim; Khatib, Mohamad; Ebadi, Saman – English Language Teaching, 2010
The current paper examines the instructional implications of Vygotsky's (1978) seminal notion of Zone of Proximal Development, originally developed to account for the learning potential of children, and investigates ZPD applications to the concept of teacher professional development. Specific attempt has been made to see how a number of assets at…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Ability, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Professional Development
Ogeyik, Muhlise Cosgun – English Language Teaching, 2009
This paper evaluates the attitudes of student teachers towards microteaching experiences. The research was conducted with a total of 57 fourth year students attending the ELT Department at Trakya University, in Turkey. The data were collected via a Likert type scale developed by the researcher. The research results were evaluated regarding the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), Preservice Teacher Education
Zhao, Shuli – English Language Teaching, 2009
This study examined the impact of the 2+2 Alternative Teacher Performance Appraisal System that has been implemented in Shanxi province in China. A mixed research design was used to evaluate the program. Six high schools and a total of 78 teachers (13 teachers in each school) in Shanxi province were selected. Three of the schools participated in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Alternative Assessment
