Mentor Development in the Education of Modern Language Teachers

Glossary of Abbreviations

Introduction: Or Why Another Book on Mentoring?

Part 1: The Context

1.1 A Local and National Context with International Implications

1.2 What Makes a Good Language Teacher?

1.3 Learning to be a Language Teacher

1.4 The Intuitively Theoretical Mentor

Part 2: Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Mentoring

Introduction to Part 2

2.1 Keeping Pace with Development Through the Weekly Meetings

2.2 Providing Feedback

2.3 Towards Departmental Consistency of Good Practice in Observing Student Teacher Lessons

2.4 Focusing on the Learner

2.5 Good Teachers Can Wear Turquoise Socks or When Good Mentoring is Simply Not Enough

Part 3: Mentors in Action

Introduction to Part 3

3.1 Reassuring the Student Teacher That Everyone Experiences Difficulties

3.2 Being There

3.3 Reflective Practice and Collaboration

3.4 Probing Theories in Practice

3.5 A Tutor in Action

Part 4: Towards a Better Future?

4.1 Towards a Better Future?

Bibliography

Index