Early Language Learning and Teacher Education : : International Research and Practice / / ed. by Subhan Zein, Sue Garton.

Language teacher education is widely identified as one of the most important areas that needs addressing in order to improve early language instruction, yet research into teacher education for early language teachers remains relatively sparse. This volume responds to this gap by compiling studies wi...

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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Early Language Learning in School Contexts
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • 1. Introduction to Early Language Learning and Teacher Education: International Research and Practice
  • 2. How Teachers of Young Learners of English are Educated in East and Southeast Asia: Research-based Lessons
  • Part 1: The Complexity of Teacher Learning
  • 3. Unpacking the Complexity of Learning to Teach English to Young Learners: A Narrative Inquiry
  • 4. Imagining One's Self as a Child and Speech Modifi cation: Implications for Teacher Education
  • 5. Learning to Teach: Pre- service English Language Teachers' Experience of Learning Study in Hong Kong
  • 6. New Orthographies in the Primary Languages Classroom: A Challenge for Teacher Education
  • Part 2: Innovations in Mentoring and Supervision
  • 7. Prospective TEYL Teachers and Teacher Education: A Study of Teacher Supervision
  • 8. Mentoring Young Learner English Teachers Working on Collaborative Action Research: Implications for Professional Development Programs
  • 9. Collaboration, Construction, Reflection: 21st Century EYL Teacher Professional Development
  • Part 3: Strategies in Programme Development
  • 10. Teaching Italian Language in a Bilingual Kindergarten in Turkey: A Framework for Teacher Training
  • 11. Developing and Evaluating a Syllabus for Pre-service Teacher Education for Japanese Primary English Teachers: Introducing Cross-Curricular Projects
  • Part 4: Perceptions, Knowledge and Assessment
  • 12. Perceptions and Knowledge of Bilingualism and Bilingual Children among Early Childhood Educators in Australia: Implications for Teacher Education
  • 13. What Educators of Young Dual Language Immersion Students Learn from a Bilingual Approach to Assessment
  • Conclusion
  • 14. Early Language Learning Teacher Education: Present and Future
  • Index