From Trainee to Teacher : Reflective Practice for Novice Teachers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farrell, Thomas S. C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

First year teachers--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

First year teachers.

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

From Trainee to Teacher

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2016.

Summary:

For many novice ESL/EFL teachers the transition from their teacher education program (Cert or MA) to their first year of teaching has been characterized as a type of 'reality shock' because the ideals that novice teachers may have formed during the education program are often replaced by the harsh realities of the classroom, and social and political contexts of the school in which they are teaching. One reason for this may be that teacher education programs are unable to reproduce an environment similar to that teachers face when they graduate. Even though many schools may have induction programs available, novice teachers are often left to cope on their own in a sink-or-swim type situation, with some ultimately leaving the profession because of difficulties encountered during their first year. EVERY teacher must experience life as a novice when they begin their teaching career in a real classroom, and From Trainee to Teacher is the book that will make the transition from the training course to the classroom as smooth as possible because it focuses on the needs of the novice teachers in particular. From Trainee to Teacher outlines and describes a comprehensive framework for the professional development of novice teachers through reflective practice that is grounded in the classroom realities of real teaching contexts so that they can develop beyond their novice years and become expert ESL/EFL teachers. In addition, the suggestions presented in this book can be operationalized as standards for future ESL/EFL teacher education and development programs worldwide.

Contents:

Teaching : a profession that eats its young

"Forget all you learned at___" : role of teacher education

From trainee to teacher : the transition shock

"The first week is like you're in a swamp" : developing awareness

"Here's the book, go teach" : managing the classroom

"It was very dry" : evaluating lessons

"I want to be me" : role identity development

"You put your personal stamp on it" : reflecting on teaching style

"Remember all you learned at___" : reflective practice within teacher education

"I liked hearing other ideas" : reflective practice during the first year.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781487568351

1487568355

9781781793732

1781793735

OCLC:

1492341982