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Early Professional Development in EFL Teaching : Perspectives and Experiences from Japan / Chitose Asaoka.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: New Perspectives on Language and EducationPublisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781788923217
  • 9781788923224
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 428.0071/052 23
LOC classification:
  • PE1068.J3 A75 2019
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Educational Reforms in Japan -- 3. Professional Development in Initial Teacher Education -- 4. Teaching Culture in Japan -- 5. Case Studies -- 6. Preservice Teachers’ Perspectives on Teaching -- 7. Factors that Affect Initial Teacher Education -- 8. Mediational Tools: Narrowing the Gap between Theory and Practice -- 9. A Critical Reflection: Professional Development in Initial Teacher Education in Japan -- References -- Index
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.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Educational Reforms in Japan -- 3. Professional Development in Initial Teacher Education -- 4. Teaching Culture in Japan -- 5. Case Studies -- 6. Preservice Teachers’ Perspectives on Teaching -- 7. Factors that Affect Initial Teacher Education -- 8. Mediational Tools: Narrowing the Gap between Theory and Practice -- 9. A Critical Reflection: Professional Development in Initial Teacher Education in Japan -- References -- Index

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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