Distance Education for Language Teachers
A U.K. Perspective
Published on 22. June 1995
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-1-85359-292-8 (ISBN)
Description
As the demand for languages increases and evolves, there is an urgent need to increase the supply of language teachers and to facilitate the further professional development of practising teachers. Distance courses, which permit more teachers and would-be teachers to take advantage of educational opportunities under more flexible circumstances, are a practical way of responding to this need. This topical collection of papers is based on a symposium held at the University of Edinburgh in May 1993. The 15 papers by leading practitioners from UK institutions concerned with distance education cover a wide range of issues relating to course design, materials production, modes of delivery, learner support, administration and quality control. The volume will be of interest to all those concerned with language teacher education and to those intending to establish distance learning courses for language teachers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Channel View Publications Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85359-292-8 (9781853592928)
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Persons
Ron Howard has been involved in language teacher education for ten years and has been Development Coordinator for Distance Learning at IALS, University of Edinburgh for the last five years. His other interests include English for Special Purposes and he has published materials on English for Doctors. Ian McGrath's post as Development Coordinator for Teacher Education at IALS reflects his continuous involvement in language teacher education since the early 1970s. His main interests lie in the design and evaluation of courses and materials and in the methodology of teacher education.
Content
Foreword
Contributors
Ron Howard and Ian McGrath: Introduction
1. John Cowan: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Distance Education
2. Hilary Perraton: Distance Education for Teacher Training: International Experience
3. Robert Leach: Language Teacher Training by Distance Learning: Models of Delivery
4. Elspeth Broady: 'You Are Your Own Best Resource': Promoting Confidence and Autonomous Learning in Teacher Education at a Distance - A Case Study
5. Ian McGrath: Pre-service Training for Language Teachers: Face-to-Face or at a Distance?
6. Teresa Haworth and Ray Parker: The Contribution of a Face-to-Face Component in Initial Teacher Training at a Distance
7. Gary Motteram: Distance Education for Language Teachers and Educational Technology
8. Charles Jennings: Virtual Language Schools: Overcoming the Problem of Distance in the Training of Language Teachers
9. Christina Howell-Richardson: Interaction Across Computer-Conferencing
10. Richard West and Gillian Walsh: Inputs and Outputs of Distance Education
11. Keith Richards: Direction and Debate in Distance Materials for Teacher Development
12. Ray Parker and Tim Graham: Monitoring the Effectiveness of Distance Learning as a Means of Partially Delivering Teacher Education
13. Helene Mulphin: From Teaching Materials to Teacher Induction: A Progress Report
14. Beverley Hallam: Formation a Distance: Learning Strategies
15. David Carver: Concepts of Quality in Distance Education
Contributors
Ron Howard and Ian McGrath: Introduction
1. John Cowan: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Distance Education
2. Hilary Perraton: Distance Education for Teacher Training: International Experience
3. Robert Leach: Language Teacher Training by Distance Learning: Models of Delivery
4. Elspeth Broady: 'You Are Your Own Best Resource': Promoting Confidence and Autonomous Learning in Teacher Education at a Distance - A Case Study
5. Ian McGrath: Pre-service Training for Language Teachers: Face-to-Face or at a Distance?
6. Teresa Haworth and Ray Parker: The Contribution of a Face-to-Face Component in Initial Teacher Training at a Distance
7. Gary Motteram: Distance Education for Language Teachers and Educational Technology
8. Charles Jennings: Virtual Language Schools: Overcoming the Problem of Distance in the Training of Language Teachers
9. Christina Howell-Richardson: Interaction Across Computer-Conferencing
10. Richard West and Gillian Walsh: Inputs and Outputs of Distance Education
11. Keith Richards: Direction and Debate in Distance Materials for Teacher Development
12. Ray Parker and Tim Graham: Monitoring the Effectiveness of Distance Learning as a Means of Partially Delivering Teacher Education
13. Helene Mulphin: From Teaching Materials to Teacher Induction: A Progress Report
14. Beverley Hallam: Formation a Distance: Learning Strategies
15. David Carver: Concepts of Quality in Distance Education