Early Professional Development in EFL Teaching : : Perspectives and Experiences from Japan / / Chitose Asaoka.

This book examines the perspectives and experiences of student teachers who are in the process of becoming secondary school English teachers in Japan. It reports on the trainee teachers’ attitudes towards theory and practice in their professional development. Through a discussion of what professiona...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2019]
©2019
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:New Perspectives on Language and Education
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Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Educational Reforms in Japan
  • 3. Professional Development in Initial Teacher Education
  • 4. Teaching Culture in Japan
  • 5. Case Studies
  • 6. Preservice Teachers’ Perspectives on Teaching
  • 7. Factors that Affect Initial Teacher Education
  • 8. Mediational Tools: Narrowing the Gap between Theory and Practice
  • 9. A Critical Reflection: Professional Development in Initial Teacher Education in Japan
  • References
  • Index