| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 174 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
New perspectives on language and education ; 68
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New perspectives on language and education ; 68.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Educational reforms in Japan -- Professional development in initial teacher education -- Teaching culture in Japan -- Case studies -- Preservice teachers: perspectives on teaching -- Factors that affect initial teacher education -- Mediational tools: narrowing the gap between theory and practice -- Factors that affect initial teacher education -- Mediational tools: narrowing the gap between theory and practice -- A critical reflection: professional development in initial teacher education in Japan -- Final conclustion. |
| Summary |
This book examines the perspectives and experiences of student teachers who are in the process of becoming secondary school English teachers in Japan. It reports on the trainee teachers' attitudes towards theory and practice in their professional development. Through a discussion of what professional expertise should look like in this context, the book identifies the challenges faced by the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) system in Japan, and suggests support and mediational activities that should be included as components of the ITE curriculum. The book contains valuable rich descriptions of trainee teachers' experiences, and will be of interest to those working in EFL both in Japan and elsewhere. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Japan.
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English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) |
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Japan. |
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English teachers -- Training of -- Japan.
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English teachers -- Training of. |
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English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Japanese speakers.
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English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Japanese speakers. |
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Teacher training. |
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Language teaching theory & methods. |
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ELT: teaching theory & methods. |
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Asaoka, Chitose, 1966- Early professional development in EFL teaching. Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, 2019 9781788923217 (DLC) 2018052207 |
| ISBN |
9781788923231 (electronic book) |
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1788923243 (electronic book) |
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9781788923224 (electronic book) |
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1788923227 (electronic book) |
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9781788923248 (electronic book) |
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1788923235 (electronic book) |
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9781788923217 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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