This qualitative systematic review synthesizes the challenges and recommendations for novice English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in the Turkish context. To this end, this study reviewed the studies which investigated the challenges encountered by novice EFL teachers and the recommendations for dealing with these challenges. Empirical…

The growth of teachers' professional knowledge and skills has been the topic of policy, research, and even philosophy for many decades. The assessment of English Learners (ELs), a more specific concern, has become an interest of the educational community in just the past 40 years (e.g., Harris, 1969). The authors' task in this chapter is to…

Despite current demographic imperatives, little is known about how teachers understand, construct, and enact their professional identities in relation to teaching English learners (ELs). This article, an empirical review of the literature on teacher identity and ELs, examines how teacher identity has been investigated among educators working in…

This paper begins with a review of an emerging set of studies, combining a critical focus on reflective teacher development in developing educational contexts, and a greater level of authorial identification (as compared with previous studies) with the contexts being researched. Next, the paper adds to this emerging literature an analysis of a…

On July 17, 2008 the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) awarded a contract to the American Institutes for Research (AIR) to assist OVAE in conducting a descriptive study of instructional and programmatic practices that support the transition of English language learners (TELL) from English as a second…

Presents an overview of the ideology, attitudes, and techniques of "Co-operative Development," an accessible and disciplined framework offering teachers the opportunity to draw on their own experience and understanding. Co-operative Development is a style of interaction designed to allow two teachers to collaborate on furthering the ideas and…

The purpose of this article is two-fold: first, to explore the role played by linguistic and cultural factors in the mathematics classroom, particularly in relation to diverse learners; and, second, to provide insight into teaching, learning, and professional development that takes into account current mathematics education reform recommendations.…

Summarizes the role, actions and positions of the California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL), the second largest affiliate of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). The importance of the development of professionalism and of working to improve the education of linguistic minority students is…

Explores the role of the school counselor in the success of adolescent English language learners (ELLs). Encourages school counselors to value the important and central role they play in the success of ELLs. Findings from the project show positive effects on student outcomes that were achieved through enhancing the professional preparation of…

Examines the English teaching situation in the African Francophone country of Senegal. Discusses education in general in Senegal, English clubs, English teacher preparation, exchange and study abroad programs, and professional activities and organizations. (Author/VWL)

A growing body of research evidence indicates that implementing CREDE's Five Standards for Effective Pedagogy promotes positive learning outcomes for students. The Five Standards are: (1) Joint Productive Activity (JPA); (2) Language and Literacy Development (LLD); (3) Contextualization: Connecting School to Students' Lives (CTX); (4) Challenging…

Discusses the education system in Indonesia, the development of a national English syllabus, English in elementary and secondary schools and in higher education, private sector English courses, teacher preparation and professional development, and expatriate English teachers. (Author/VWL)

Discusses teaching English in Mexico, a country with important social, cultural, and economic ties to the United States. Looks at the various English teaching situations as well as teacher education for teachers in Mexico. Concludes that the English teaching situation in Mexico reflects great diversity and growth, and that the knowledge of English…

Discusses English-as-a-Second-Language education in Brazil, focusing on English language education in high schools and at the university level, English for specific purposes, varieties of English, publishers' influence on the profession, and professional development of English teachers. (Author/VWL)

An English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) professor and a history professor look at the design and evolution of an interdisciplinary curriculum linking classes in ESL and the humanities over the course of two semesters and discuss their collaboration and professional development. Students' evaluations of teaching and a retrospective survey of students…