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Pourhassan, Asqar; Nazari, Mostafa – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Purpose: Despite the growth of theory and research on young English learners and the widely-recognized importance of critical incidents (CIs) in teachers' professional development (PD), little research has examined young-learner teachers' CIs. This study investigated the impacts of a PD course structured around CIs sharing/discussing on 14 L2…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Critical Incidents Method, Faculty Development, English (Second Language)
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Atai, Mahmood Reza; Nejadghanbar, Hassan – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2016
Despite the importance of reflection on critical incidents (CIs), there are only a few studies in ELT literature addressing English language teachers' CIs (Farrell, 2008). Accordingly, this study was conducted to explore and discuss how six in-service EFL teachers reflected on and reported their CIs. In so doing, the participant teachers reflected…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Critical Incidents Method
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Walker, John – TESL Canada Journal, 2015
In a marketized environment, ESL providers, in common with other postcompulsory educational institutions, canvass student satisfaction with their services. While the predominant method is likely to be based on tick-box questionnaires using Likert scales that measure degrees of satisfaction, qualitative methodology is an option when rich data is…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes