ERIC Number: ED412752
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1997-Aug
Pages: 39
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Teacher Development.
Eight conference papers on language teacher development are presented, including: "Mosaics of Teacher Development and Socialization" (Andrew Barfield, Paul A. Beaufait, Sean Conley, Tim Murphey, Katsura Haruko), a panel presentation on aspects of and experiments in teacher development; "Questions About Teaching? Answers from Teachers!" (David Cozy, Atsuko Kashiwagi, Eugenia Medrano-Endo, Christopher Jon Poel, Spencer Weatherly), a roundtable discussion of myths of language teaching in Japan; "What Makes a Good Language Lesson? Part 2" (Stephen M. Ryan), reporting a survey of 54 teachers concerning the characteristics of a good classroom language lesson; "Understanding Introductions Survey: Less Anxiety, More Interaction" (Duane Kindt), concerning students' self-reported strategies for understanding the teacher; "How Students Account for Their Poor English Skills" (Lana Yuen), in which a study of students' perceptions of their own English skills is reported; "Exploring Teacher Education Through Video" (Eric Reynolds, Mark O'Neil) concerning a project to videotape and provide feedback on teachers' classroom performance; "Cross-Cultural Aspects of Teachers' Roles" (Barbara H. Wright), presenting results of a study of ideal and actual teacher classroom behaviors; and "Materials Writers NSIG Workshop: Professional Critique of Preliminary Textbook Manuscripts" (Ian G. Gleadall), describing a workshop on textbook writing. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Needs, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Language Proficiency, Language Skills, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Socialization, Surveys, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Education, Teacher Evaluation, Textbook Preparation, Videotape Recordings, Workshops
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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