Mentor development in the education of modern language teachers / Carol Gray and partners in The University of Birmingham PGCE Partnership.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, Carol, 1955-

Contributor:

University of Birmingham PGCE Partnership.

Series:

Modern languages in practice ; 18.

Modern languages in practice ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language teachers--Training of.

Language teachers.

Mentoring in education.

Physical Description:

vi, 234 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon, UK ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, [2001]

Contents:

1.1 A Local and National Context with International Implications 11

1.2 What Makes a Good Language Teacher? 26

1.3 Learning to be a Language Teacher 41

1.4 The Intuitively Theoretical Mentor 55

Part 2 Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Mentoring

2.1 Keeping Pace with Development Through the Weekly Meetings 71

2.2 Providing Feedback 79

2.3 Towards Departmental Consistency of Good Practice in Observing Student Teacher Lessons 97

2.4 Focusing on the Learner 122

2.5 Good Teachers Can Wear Turquoise Socks or When Good Mentoring is Simply Not Enough 138

Part 3 Mentors in Action

3.1 Reassuring the Student Teacher That Everyone Experiences Difficulties 157

3.2 Being There 166

3.3 Reflective Practice and Collaboration 175

3.4 Probing Theories in Practice 186

3.5 A Tutor in Action 204

Part 4 Towards a Better Future?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index.

ISBN:

1853595527

1853595519

OCLC:

46792862