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The author clarifies the nature of expertise in language teaching, its development, and how teachers employ it. This book is the first detailed study of what expertise in language teaching consists of and how it develops in language teachers. Exploring the classroom practices of her subjects in four illuminating case studies, Tsui succeeds in clarifying the nature of expertise in language teaching, the factors that shape and influence its development, and how teachers employ their expertise in teaching. In the process, the author critically examines an extensive literature on teacher cognition and shows how teachers' theories, knowledge, experience, and goals shape their classroom practices and their ability to move from novice to expert.
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Illustrates how ESL teachers gain expertise through stories of their professional development and portrayal of teachers in action.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-301) and indexes.
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Through exploring the classroom practices and knowledge of her subjects in four illuminating case studies, Amy Tsui succeeds in clarifying the nature of expertise in language teaching, the factors that shape and influence its development, and how teachers employ their expertise in teaching. For researchers, teachers, and teacher educators in Applied Linguistics and TESOL.
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This book examines how an exemplary ESL teacher develops expertise in ESL teaching and identifies the distinctive features in these aspects that differentiate her from three other ESL teachers, two experienced ones and a novice teacher. Through the stories of the professional development and the vivid portrayal of these teachers in action, this book explores the nature of knowledge held by an expert teacher and why some teachers become experts while others fail to rise above mediocrity. Of considerable interest to researchers, teachers, and teacher educators in Applied Linguistics and TESOL.