Modern Languages in Practice, 18 : Mentor Development in the Education of Modern Language Teachers.

This book examines several case studies of language mentoring in action with a view to prompting readers to reflect upon their own practice as teacher educators. Recent research on mentoring, teacher effectiveness, language teaching and language teacher education is combined to provide a background...

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Main Author: Gray, Carol
Other Authors: Staff, University of Birmingham PGCE Partnership
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Clevedon : Multilingual Matters Limited, 2001.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Glossary of Abbreviations
  • Introduction: or Why Another Book on Mentoring
  • Part 1 The Context
  • Chapter 1.1 A Local and National Context with International Implications
  • Chapter 1.2 What Makes a Good Language Teacher?
  • Chapter 1.3 Learning to Be a Language Teacher
  • Chapter 1.4 The Intuitively Theoretical Mentor
  • Part 2 Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge Mentoring
  • Introduction to Part 2
  • Chapter 2.1 Keeping Pace with Development Through the Weekly Meetings
  • Chapter 2.2 Providing Feedback
  • Chapter 2.3 Towards Departmental Consistency of Good Practice in Observing Student Teacher Lessons
  • Chapter 2.4 Focusing on the Learner
  • Chapter 2.5 Good Teachers Can Wear Turquoise Socks or When Good Mentoring is Simply Not Enough
  • Part 3 Mentors in Action
  • Introduction to Part 3
  • Chapter 3.1 Reassuring the Student Teacher that Everyone Experiences Dif.culties
  • Chapter 3.2 Being There
  • Chapter 3.3 Re.ective Practice and Collaboration
  • Chapter 3.4 Probing Theories in Practice
  • Chapter 3.5 A Tutor in Action
  • Part 4 Towards a Better Future?
  • Chapter 4.1 Towards a Better Future?
  • Bibliography
  • Index.