Teachers play an important role in the successful implementation of the current curriculum innovation and their personal practi cal knowledge is a decisive factor in their teaching and that teachers' knowledge aff...Teachers play an important role in the successful implementation of the current curriculum innovation and their personal practi cal knowledge is a decisive factor in their teaching and that teachers' knowledge affects every aspect of the teaching act.This paper tries to explore teachers' personal practical knowledge of a college English teacher and her reading class.It shows how to present her teaching contents,design teaching methods and activities in order to accomplish her teaching tasks and teaching goals.The study combines narrative analysis of the reading design with a process inquiry about teaching and learning.Hopefully,the findings would shed some light on teach ers' professional development.展开更多
A good teacher has various characteristics.We can observe directly teachers'behaviors or read their professional papers.However,the effective way is to have teachers tell their personal life history or educational...A good teacher has various characteristics.We can observe directly teachers'behaviors or read their professional papers.However,the effective way is to have teachers tell their personal life history or educational autobiography.The personal knowledge of a good teacher will be revealed through the personal life history.According to numerous educational autobiographies,a good teacher has two characteristics:being kind to students and having passion.展开更多
Studies on feedback in second language(L2) writing have mainly focused on feedback per se, with little attention paid tothe individual learner differences. This study investigates how teacher’s in-class feedback base...Studies on feedback in second language(L2) writing have mainly focused on feedback per se, with little attention paid tothe individual learner differences. This study investigates how teacher’s in-class feedback based on individual learner differencesaffects EFL students’correction of writings and students’attitude towards teacher’s in-class feedback based on their individualdifference, as well as the factors that influence teachers’feedback among three EFL students and an in-service English teacher byemploying interviews, classroom observations. The findings indicate that students pay more attention to their errors in their writingsand students hold a positive attitude towards teacher’s in-class feedback based on their individual differences, students’aptitudeand personality mostly affect teacher’s in-class feedback.展开更多
I will be a teacher in two years later and I really want to be a qualified teacher. Most good teachers are made, not born. They hone their skills in their everyday lives. This paper will tell you what I need to learn ...I will be a teacher in two years later and I really want to be a qualified teacher. Most good teachers are made, not born. They hone their skills in their everyday lives. This paper will tell you what I need to learn to be well prepared to teach.展开更多
文摘Teachers play an important role in the successful implementation of the current curriculum innovation and their personal practi cal knowledge is a decisive factor in their teaching and that teachers' knowledge affects every aspect of the teaching act.This paper tries to explore teachers' personal practical knowledge of a college English teacher and her reading class.It shows how to present her teaching contents,design teaching methods and activities in order to accomplish her teaching tasks and teaching goals.The study combines narrative analysis of the reading design with a process inquiry about teaching and learning.Hopefully,the findings would shed some light on teach ers' professional development.
文摘A good teacher has various characteristics.We can observe directly teachers'behaviors or read their professional papers.However,the effective way is to have teachers tell their personal life history or educational autobiography.The personal knowledge of a good teacher will be revealed through the personal life history.According to numerous educational autobiographies,a good teacher has two characteristics:being kind to students and having passion.
文摘Studies on feedback in second language(L2) writing have mainly focused on feedback per se, with little attention paid tothe individual learner differences. This study investigates how teacher’s in-class feedback based on individual learner differencesaffects EFL students’correction of writings and students’attitude towards teacher’s in-class feedback based on their individualdifference, as well as the factors that influence teachers’feedback among three EFL students and an in-service English teacher byemploying interviews, classroom observations. The findings indicate that students pay more attention to their errors in their writingsand students hold a positive attitude towards teacher’s in-class feedback based on their individual differences, students’aptitudeand personality mostly affect teacher’s in-class feedback.
文摘I will be a teacher in two years later and I really want to be a qualified teacher. Most good teachers are made, not born. They hone their skills in their everyday lives. This paper will tell you what I need to learn to be well prepared to teach.