Transforming Language Teaching and Learning: Three International Teacher Education Studies

ISBN-13: 9783034317184 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 466 str.

Patrick Farren

Opis

This book follows three collaborative inquiry studies carried out by the author with other foreign language educators in Ireland, the UK and the US. The studies focus on the ongoing interaction between educators, student-teachers and language learners, and the project's aim is to examine the impact of 'transformative pedagogy'.

Spis treści

CONTENTS: My Journey and My Teaching and Learning Beliefs: Where Am I Going and Why? - Practitioner Research and Current Studies - What Theoretical Framework Informs These Studies? Autonomous Language Teaching and Learning and «Transformative Language Pedagogy» - Irish Post-Primary School Education: Background and Programmes - Study 1. School of Education, National University of Ireland, Galway: Data Analysis and Discussion - UK Post-Primary School Education: Background and Programmes - Study 2. School of Education, Communication and Society, King's College London: Data Analysis and Discussion - Massachusetts, USA, High School Education: Background and Programmes - Study 3. Lynch School of Education, Boston College, MA: Data Analysis and Discussion.

O autorze

Patrick Farren is a lecturer in education at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He has experience in language teaching and teacher education in Ireland, France, Spain, Libya, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the US. He was previously the editor of Teanga, the journal of the Irish Research Association for Applied Linguistics, and his research interests include language teaching and learning, addressing English language learners' needs, bilingualism, interculturalism, inquiry based teaching, critical pedagogy, the history of education, philosophy and Middle Eastern culture.