A study on professional development of teachers of English as a foreign language in institutions of higher education in western China /

A study on professional development of teachers of English as a foreign language in institutions of higher education in western China /

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Author / Creator:	Jiang, Yuhong, author.
Imprint:	Berlin, Germany : Springer, [2017] ©2017
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Teachers -- In-service training -- China. Teachers -- Professional relationships. English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- China. Teaching. English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) Teachers -- In-service training. Teachers -- Professional relationships. Teaching. China. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11269344

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ISBN:	3662536374 9783662536377 3662536358 9783662536353
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	This book offers a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the recent professional developments of teachers of English in the western region of China in the context of English language teaching reform and teacher education reform. It discusses a wealth of theories, frameworks, qualitative case studies and quantitative investigations, while also covering a range of key practices that are indispensable. It equips readers with an in-depth understanding of the impact of the current curriculum reform on the promotion of teachers' cognition, emotions, attitudes and awareness of their self-development, as well as teachers' corresponding efforts to update their educational concepts, reassess their teacher roles, enhance their teaching skills, and implement new approaches to their professional development. It is a valuable resource for anyone pursuing research in this field as well as in-service teachers, teacher educators and education administrators. And as it offers practical help for the potential difficulties and challenges they might encounter, it is also a must-read for the student teachers of English.
Other form:	Print version: Jiang, Yuhong. Study on professional development of teachers of English as a foreign language in institutions of higher education in western China. Berlin, Germany : Springer, [2017] 3662536358 9783662536353
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-662-53637-7

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Summary:	This book offers a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the recent professional developments of teachers of English in the western region of China in the context of English language teaching reform and teacher education reform. It discusses a wealth of theories, frameworks, qualitative case studies and quantitative investigations, while also covering a range of key practices that are indispensable. It equips readers with an in-depth understanding of the impact of the current curriculum reform on the promotion of teachers' cognition, emotions, attitudes and awareness of their self-development, as well as teachers' corresponding efforts to update their educational concepts, reassess their teacher roles, enhance their teaching skills, and implement new approaches to their professional development.<br> <br> It is a valuable resource for anyone pursuing research in this field as well as in-service teachers, teacher educators and education administrators. And as it offers practical help for the potential difficulties and challenges they might encounter, it is also a must-read for the student teachers of English. <br> <br>
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	3662536374 9783662536377 3662536358 9783662536353