TY  - BOOK
AU  - Asaoka,Chitose
TI  - Early Professional Development in EFL Teaching: Perspectives and Experiences from Japan 
T2  - New Perspectives on Language and Education
SN  - 9781788923217
AV  - PE1068.J3 A75 2019
U1  - 428.0071/052 23
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit
PB  - Multilingual Matters
KW  - English language
KW  - Study and teaching (Secondary)
KW  - Japanese speakers
KW  - Japan
KW  - English teachers
KW  - Training of
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Japanese English teachers
KW  - initial teacher education
KW  - professional development
KW  - qualitative research
KW  - reflective practices
KW  - teaching English as a foreign language
KW  - teaching English in Japan
N1  - 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; restricted access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781788923224
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781788923224
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781788923224/original
ER  -