Synopses & Reviews
This book addresses practical teaching matters, including lesson planning, motivation, classroom management, as well as moral and political issues. This is a valuable source book for both teacher educators and classroom teachers. It covers a wide range of key areas, including lesson planning, classroom management, and motivation. It also delves into the moral and political dimensions of teaching. Discussion of these areas is supported by extensive quotes from real teachers and is well grounded in academic theory. The treatment is sufficiently challenging to interest the experienced teacher, but covers matters of basic practice of concern to the beginner. This is an invaluable tool for both in-service teachers and those wishing to further their professional development.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-279) and index.
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Besides covering practical issues such as lesson planning, motivation, classroom management, and the role of teacher development groups, this book delves into the moral and political dimensions of teaching.
Synopsis
Besides covering practical issues (such as lesson planning, observation, motivation, classroom management, and the role of teacher development groups) this book delves into the moral and political dimensions of teaching.
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This important resource, to be used alone or in groups, covers key areas of practice-from lesson planning and classroom management, to conceptual areas such as motivation and observation, to teachers' beliefs, values, and the moral and political dimensions of teaching. Discussion of these areas, while well-grounded in research, is also supported by extensive quotes from real teachers working on their practice. Anyone doing a TESOL practicum will want to use this book-whether as an in-service teacher or as a teacher longing to further their professional development.
Synopsis
This book addresses practical teaching matters, including lesson planning, motivation, classroom management, as well as moral and political issues.
Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. Organization and goals; 2. Writing, observing, interacting, and acting together; 3. Developing a philosophy of teaching; 4. Aspects of classroom technique; 5. Doing the right thing - moral, ethical, and political issues; 6. Lesson planning, improvising, and reflective teaching; 7. What (else) do you know?; 8. Motivation and ES/FL teachers' practice; 9. Classroom management in ES/FL contexts; 10. Social skills and the classroom community; 11. Working within the system: institutional structures and reflective teacher development; 12. Putting it together and starting again - another model