KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Lu-Chun Lin, Associate Professor, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
ESP for EFL Teachers: Developing EFL Teachers' English for Teaching Purposes
Abstract
One often neglected area of focus in traditional teacher education is teachers' need for continuous language development in English, whether it is English for general purpose or English for teaching purposes (ETP). Therefore, it has been argued that both professional preparation and language proficiency are key components of quality and effective language teacher education and professional development. The present study was predicated on the Noticing Hypothesis of Schmidt and described a reflective noticing activity in which 11 pre- or in-service EFL teachers from an M.A. TESOL program in Taiwan were asked to each provide two recorded microteaching lessons and to transcribe and analyze their own classroom talk. Pre- and post-microteaching surveys concerning the participating teachers' self-perceived confidence and knowledge about their pedagogical English were completed.
Biographicals
Lu-Chun Lin is an associate professor of the Institute of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at the National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. She received her Ph. D. in Speech-Language and Hearing Science with a second concentration in Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education from the University of Illinois. Her research interests include: (a) the role of teachers' input and interaction in early bilingual language development; (b) literacy instructional approaches for beginning EFL learners; and (c) cross-language transfer of literacy skills.
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