
Professional Learning and Development in Global Language Education
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
978-1-032-82183-2 (ISBN)
Description
This edited collection focuses on general principles and practices of professional learning and development in both pre-service and in-service teacher contexts for language education around the world.
The field of teaching is a constantly evolving profession, and one of the most important aspects of teaching is learning. Research shows that the more professional learning and development that teachers engage in, the more likely their students are to succeed and the more likely they are to be effective and fulfilled in their careers. This edited collection seeks to stress the continued importance of teacher engagement in professional learning and development for language educators through a variety of different essential elements, among them pre-service teacher education, in-service teacher education, utilizing professional associations, as well as technology-enhanced activities. The book showcases the diversity of teacher learning and development activities and practices used in unique and atypical language education contexts around the world. The contributions in this collection exhibit work done on the African continent and in countries such as Brazil, Canada, Japan, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
The book will be especially useful for students and pre-service teachers in TESOL, language teaching, and bilingual education, as well as in-service teachers of multilingual learners.
The field of teaching is a constantly evolving profession, and one of the most important aspects of teaching is learning. Research shows that the more professional learning and development that teachers engage in, the more likely their students are to succeed and the more likely they are to be effective and fulfilled in their careers. This edited collection seeks to stress the continued importance of teacher engagement in professional learning and development for language educators through a variety of different essential elements, among them pre-service teacher education, in-service teacher education, utilizing professional associations, as well as technology-enhanced activities. The book showcases the diversity of teacher learning and development activities and practices used in unique and atypical language education contexts around the world. The contributions in this collection exhibit work done on the African continent and in countries such as Brazil, Canada, Japan, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
The book will be especially useful for students and pre-service teachers in TESOL, language teaching, and bilingual education, as well as in-service teachers of multilingual learners.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Illustrations
20 s/w Abbildungen, 15 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 5 s/w Zeichnungen, 8 s/w Tabellen
8 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 15 Halftones, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
434 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-82183-2 (9781032821832)
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Christine Coombe | Luciana C. de Oliveira | Abu Saleh Mohammad Rafi
Professional Learning and Development in Global Language Education
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Christine Coombe | Luciana C. de Oliveira | Abu Saleh Mohammad Rafi
Professional Learning and Development in Global Language Education
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1st Edition
Routledge
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Persons
Christine Coombe, Ph.D., has a Ph.D. in Foreign and Second Language Education from The Ohio State University and is an Associate Professor at the Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai Academic City campus in the United Arab Emirates.
Luciana C. de Oliveira, Ph.D., is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Abu Saleh Mohammad Rafi, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
Luciana C. de Oliveira, Ph.D., is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Abu Saleh Mohammad Rafi, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
Editor
Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.
University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh
Content
1. Professional Learning and Development: Issues and Considerations Section 1: Pre-Service 2. Creating Spaces for Collaborative Professional Learning through Purposeful Scaffolding and Peer Mediation 3. Preservice Professional Learning and Development for Early Childhood Education 4. "There's No Language in PE": Why Do I Need to Worry about Language in a Performance-Oriented Content Class? Section 2: In-Service 5. Teacher Authenticity to Live Our Values 6. Communities of Practice and Reflective Teaching in Online Learning Environments 7. Simulation Projects to Overcome Challenges: Considering Resources, Materials, Learning Management Systems, and Tools 8. Approaching EFL Teachers' Beliefs about Written Corrective Feedback in the Tunisian Tertiary Context 9. Collaborative Dialogue in Shaping Critical Intercultural Practices in a Bilingual Public School in Brazil: An Experience Report on In-service Teacher Development Section 3: Personal and Professional Development 10. Continuing Professional Development for Experienced Language Educators and Leaders: Professional Learning in Plain Sight 11. Turning Points, Critical Moments on the Journey to Developing Teachers as Leaders: A Transnational-TESOLer's Perspectives 12. How Teachers Can Adapt in Response to Sociocultural Change 13. Engaging in a Transnationally and Translingually Responsive Pedagogy: Deepening the Dialectic between Theory and Practice through Practitioner Research 14. Gaining and Sustaining Your Teacher Mojo: Strategies for Self-Directed Teacher Professional Learning Section 4: Professional Associations 15. Moving Forward in Professional Learning and Development 16. Professional Development Shift of ELTAs during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond 17. Teacher Association Leadership in Low Resource and Crisis Contexts in Africa: Adapting, Innovating and Repositioning as Leaders 18. Local Language Teacher Associations and Educator Professional Development and Learning: The Case of the Maryland TESOL Handbook 19. Effective and Fulfilling Teaching: How to Keep the Flame Alive