The Preparation of Teachers of English As an Additional Language Around the World: Research, Policy, Curriculum and Practice

Polat, Nihat (Editor)/ Mahalingappa, Laura (Editor)/ Kayi-Aydar, Hayriye (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1788926145 / ISBN 13: 9781788926140

Published by Multilingual Matters Ltd, 2021

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253 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Preparation of Teachers of English As an Additional Language Around the World: Research, Policy, Curriculum and Practice
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Ltd
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788926145
• ISBN 13: 9781788926140
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.45 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book fills a critical gap in a neglected area in current educational research: international teacher education. It focuses on the preparation of teachers of English as an additional language (EAL) in several world regions. The book consists of chapters by researchers in well-established teacher education programs in 11 countries: Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Greece, New Zealand, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey and the United States of America.  It takes a cross-national, comparative approach around four major focus areas: policy, research, curriculum and practice, offering critical implications that can help improve EAL teacher education programs in different parts of the world. Teacher education is an area that has great potential for international cross-pollination of ideas and actions, and this book represents an important first step along this road.

About the Author

Nihat Polat is Chair and Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas State University. He is the author of L2 Learning, Teaching and Assessment: A Comprehensible Input Perspective (2016, Multilingual Matters).

Laura Mahalingappa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas State University. She is co-author of Supporting Muslim Students: A Guide to Understanding the Diverse Issues of Today's Classrooms (2017, Rowman and Littlefield, with Terri L. Rodriguez and Nihat Polat).

Hayriye Kayi-Aydar is an Associate Professor of English Applied Linguistics in the Department of English, University of Arizona. She is co-editor of Theorizing and Analyzing Language Teacher Agency (2019, Multilingual Matters, with Xuesong (Andy) Gao, Elizabeth R. Miller, Manka Varghese and Gergana Vitanova).