International Perspectives on English Language Teacher Education Innovations From The Field

As the TESOL profession continues to expand its knowledge-base, what we are still striving to achieve is agreement on a common core expertise of linguistic and pedagogical content domains that language teachers need in order to succeed in their first years and beyond. However, the central issue of what constitutes appropriate disciplinary knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge remains an unresolved issue, requiring teachers and teacher educators to be innovative in both content and delivery.
The chapters in this volume outline and discuss examples of teacher educators in diverse global contexts who have provided successful self-initiated innovations for their teacher learners. The collection suggests that a way forward for second language teacher preparation programs is through 'reflective practice as innovation'.

Thomas S.C. Farrell is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Brock University, Canada. His professional interests include Reflective Practice, and Language Teacher Education and Development. He has published widely in academic journals and has presented at major conferences worldwide on the topic of Reflective Practice. His most recent books include: Reflective Writing for Language Teachers (2013), Reflective Practice (2013) and Reflective Practice in ESL Teacher Development Groups: From Practices To Principles (2014). His webpage is www.reflectiveinquiry.ca.

1. Second Language Teacher Education: A Reality Check; Thomas S.C. Farrell
2. Constructivist Language Teacher Education: An Example from Turkey; Simon Phipps

3. Encouraging Critical Reflection in a Teacher Education Course: A Canadian Case Study; Thomas S.C. Farrell
4. Teaching Everything to No One and Nothing to Everyone: Addressing the Content in Content Based Instruction; Margo DelliCarpini & Orlando B. Alonso
5. Dissonance and Balance: The Four Strands Framework and Pre-service Teacher Education; John Macalister and Jill Musgrave
6. Materials Design in Language Teacher Education: A Example from Southeast Asia; Jack C. Richards
7. Translanguaging Principles in L2 Reading Instruction: Implications for ESL Pre-service Teacher Program; Leketi Makalela
8. Creative Enactments of Language Teacher Education Policy: A Singapore Case Study; Lubna Alsagoff
9. Changing Practice and Enabling Development: The Impact of Technology on Teaching and Language Teacher Education in UAE Federal Institutions; Helen Donaghue
10. Using Screen Capture Software to Improve the Value of Feedback on Academic Assignments in Teacher Education; Steve Mann
11. Developing Novice EFL Teachers' Pedagogical Knowledge through Lesson Study Activities; Hao Xu
12. Reflective Practice as Innovation in SLTE; Thomas S.C. Farrell