ERIC Number: EJ940869
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Oct
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International Field Experience--What Do Student Teachers Learn?
Lee, Jackie Fung King
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v36 n10 p1-22 Oct 2011
This inquiry aimed to examine the benefits of having international field experience for a group of Hong Kong postgraduate student teachers who joined a six-week immersion programme in New Zealand. Through participants' reflections, interviews and programme evaluations, the present investigation found that the overseas field experience not only enriched their cultural understanding, pedagogical knowledge and skills, but also enhanced their language awareness, classroom language and recognition of different English varieties. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Metalinguistics, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Field Experience Programs, Immersion Programs, Reflection, Interviews, Program Evaluation, Teaching Skills, Classroom Techniques, International Educational Exchange, Teacher Exchange Programs, Study Abroad, English Teachers, Program Effectiveness
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ajte.education.ecu.edu.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong; New Zealand
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