Beyond Training: Perspectives on Language Teacher Education

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Beyond Training: Perspectives on Language Teacher Education
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jack C. Richards
SeriesCambridge Language Teaching Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:228
Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 148
Category/Genre Languages
ISBN/Barcode 9780521626804
ClassificationsDewey:418.0071
Audience
ELT / TEFL
Illustrations 14 Tables, unspecified; 1 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 13 February 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This thought-provoking book examines the nature of second language teacher development and how teachers' practices are influenced by their beliefs and principles. The book seeks to move discussion of language teacher development beyond the level of "training," which reflects a technical view of specific teaching practices. Instead, it takes a more holistic approach to teacher development built on the notion of the teacher as critical and reflective thinker. The argument pursued throughout the book is that teacher education needs to engage teachers not merely in the mastery of techniques, but in an exploration of the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes that underly their teaching practices.