Language Teachers and Teaching : Global Perspectives, Local Initiatives

This Volume Gathers Contributions From A Range Of Global Experts In Teacher Education To Address The Topic Of Language Teacher Education. It Shows How Teacher Education Involves The Agency Of Teachers, Which Forms Part Of Their Identity, And Which They Take On When Integrating Into The Teaching Community Of Practice. In Addition, The Volume Explores The Teachers' Situated Practice--the Dynamic Negotiation Of Classroom Situations, Socialization Into The Professional Teaching Culture, And On The Ground Experimentation With Pedagogical Skills/techniques. Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List Of Figures -- List Of Tables -- Foreword -- Preface: Towards A Global Understanding -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Policy In Education -- 1 The Politics Of Comparison: The Global And The Local In English Language Teaching And Teacher Education -- 2 Developing Teacher Candidates' Target Language Proficiency: Challenges And Opportunities In A Supportive Institutional And Policy Environment -- 3 An English Teacher Education Initiative In South Korea: The Sociocultural Theoretic Analysis -- Part Ii Theory-practice Nexus -- 4 The Role Of Approaches And Methods In Second Language Teacher Education -- 5 Infusing Real World Connections In Tesol Teacher Training -- 6 Transformative Teacher Education In Action: Preparing Pre-service Teachers To Support English Language Learners -- Part Iii Beliefs, Expectations, And Negotiating A Professional Self -- 7 Teaching Spoken English In China: The Relationship Between Beliefs And Characteristics Of University Efl Teachers -- 8 Compliance, Negotiation, And Resistance In Teachers' Spatial Construction Of Professional Identities -- 9 Understanding Prospective Efl Teachers' Interest In Teaching -- Part Iv Reflective Practice, Feedback And Facilitation -- 10 Teacher Beliefs And Classroom Practices: A Case Study Of An Esl Teacher In Canada -- 11 When Things Go Wrong: Feedback On Teaching Practice In Tesol -- 12 Can Primary-age Pupils Produce Teaching Materials? -- Part V Teaching And Learning In New Times -- 13 Efl Teachers' Conceptual Development And The Transformation Of Teaching Through Narratives In The E-portfolio -- 14 Speaking Like A 'glocal': Using Computer-mediated Communication In Language Teacher Education To Promote Network Learning -- 15 Beyond Borders, Beyond Expectations: Online Education And Responsive Teaching. Part Vi Teacher Learning In Cross-cultural Contexts -- 16 Developing Intercultural Understanding In Teacher Education Within The Context Of Language And Literacy Across The Curriculum -- 17 Chinese Sojourn Teachers' Perceptions And Experiences With K-12 U.s. Students: Implications For Cross-cultural Classroom Management -- 18 Desire And Desirability: Perceptions Of Needs In A Trans-national Language Teacher Education Program -- Afterword: Rethinking Global Perspectives And Local Initiatives In Language Teaching -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index.