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Zia Tajeddin; Thomas S. C. Farrell – Springer, 2025
This handbook synthesizes accumulated research evidence about the main areas of language teacher education. It systematically applies research synthesis to the field, providing coherent, systematic insights into various aspects of language teacher education. Each chapter compares research conducted between 2010-2020 within a specialized area of…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Education, Teacher Characteristics, Reflective Teaching
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Min Pham, Editor; Jenny Barnett, Editor – Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 2022
This book focuses on English as a Medium of Instruction practices in higher education in Vietnam, addressing institutional, practitioner and student perspectives. It presents theoretical standpoints and empirical experiences of how institutional policies are enacted in the offering of English as a Medium of Instruction programs in universities in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
Susan Ballinger, Editor; Ruth Fielding, Editor; Diane J. Tedick, Editor – Multilingual Matters, 2024
This book fills a large gap in our understanding of how to prepare teachers for the challenging but increasingly popular task of integrating content and language instruction. It brings together findings on content-based teacher education from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America in order to inform researchers and teacher educators and…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
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Silvia Kunitz, Editor; Numa Markee, Editor; Olcay Sert, Editor – Educational Linguistics, 2021
This book presents an international range of conversation analytic (CA) studies of classroom interaction which all discuss their empirical findings in terms of their theoretical and methodological contribution to the field of second language studies and their potential pedagogical relevance. The volume is thus unique in its focus on the…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Classroom Communication, Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction
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Reinders, Hayo, Ed.; Ryan, Stephen, Ed.; Nakamura, Sachiko, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2019
This book examines a wide range of innovations in language learning and teaching in Japan. Each of the chapters describes the impetus for a change or new development in a particular context, from early childhood to adult learning, details its implementation and provides an evaluation of its success. In doing so, they provide a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
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Kirkgöz, Yasemin, Ed.; Dikilitas, Kenan, Ed. – English Language Education, 2018
This volume offers research-based studies on English for Specific Purposes in higher education from across the world. By drawing on international studies, the book brings together diverse ESP practices and aspects of relevant issues in the development of ESP programs, teachers and learners in a coherent fashion. There is a growing need for…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Higher Education, Educational Practices, Second Language Instruction
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Reinders, Hayo, Ed.; Nunan, David, Ed.; Zou, Bin, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2017
This book evaluates the origins of processes of change in language teaching in China, and the factors influencing their success. Examining diverse experiences and drawing on the perspectives of academics from the top institutions in the country, the authors analyse the complex interplay between global and local influences on language policies.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Educational Change