Meeting the Demand for TESL/TEFL Teachers: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Increasing Program Accessibility and Effectiveness

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Autor/inn/en	Smith, Catherine A.; Vellenga, Heidi E.; Parker, Marian; Butler, Norman L.
Titel	Meeting the Demand for TESL/TEFL Teachers: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Increasing Program Accessibility and Effectiveness
Quelle	In: Forum on Public Policy Online, 2007 (2007) 2, (53 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-9809
Schlagwörter	Interdisciplinary Approach; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Teaching Methods; Placement; Teacher Supply and Demand; Faculty Development; Professional Continuing Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Teacher Education Programs; Instructional Innovation; Communicative Competence (Languages); Multicultural Education; Literature; Instructional Leadership; Program Development; Program Effectiveness; Alabama + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum; Lehrerbedarf; Berufsfeldbezogener Unterricht; Weiterbildung; Unterrichtserfolg; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Literatur; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Programmplanung
Abstract	This paper assembles innovative ideas from several disciplines and offers an integrated discussion for improving TESL/TEFL curriculum design, specifically for individuals from peripheral social contexts and to address the global demand for ESL/EFL teachers. Overall, the suggested innovations serve to: 1) increase program accessibility to individuals who might not otherwise pursue professional development and/or continuing education, and 2) enhance instructional effectiveness by including instructional topics and techniques which support novice and nonnative English teachers. Adjustments to admission practices, instruction practices, and long-term professional support allow the program to reach a greater population of teachers to serve the ever-increasing worldwide demand for English teachers. A website available prior to, during, and after instruction allows participants to continue research projects, learn about professional development opportunities, and participate in a virtual community of TESL/TEFL professionals, regardless of their current teaching placement environment. More practically-focused instruction which is delivered via both on-site instruction and DL (distance learning) technology results in more competent teachers completing TESL/TEFL programs. The more practically-focused instruction incorporates recent language research and language teaching innovations from applied linguistics, multicultural literature, conflict communication strategies, and educational leadership. The language research innovations include descriptive grammar, pragmatics, and discourse analysis. These give teachers a substantially more accurate understanding of English language structures and functions at clause, sentence, and discourse levels. They provide essential tools to more accurately analyze and thus more effectively teach English in a variety of educational contexts. The language teaching innovations include participatory language teaching, sheltered language instruction, and authentic assessments) which extend the learning benefits of communicative language teaching (CLT) methods. These TESL/TEFL methods are incorporated with multicultural literature, conflict communication strategies, and educational leadership to form an interdisciplinary program which provides scaffolded instructional content and techniques which may better serve the needs of TESL/TEFL teacher training program stakeholders. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01