A Proposed Program to Develop Teaching for Thinking in Pre-Service English Language Teachers

Autor/in	Alwehaibi, Huda U.
Titel	A Proposed Program to Develop Teaching for Thinking in Pre-Service English Language Teachers
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 5 (2012) 7, S.53-63 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preservice Teachers; Preservice Teacher Education; English Teacher Education; English (Second Language); College Students; Thinking Skills; Classroom Observation Techniques; Check Lists; Student Teachers; Skill Development; Pilot Projects; Field Experience Programs; Data Analysis; Teaching Skills; Practicums; Formative Evaluation; Summative Evaluation; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Collegestudent; Denkfähigkeit; Checkliste; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Praxisnahes Lernen; Auswertung; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Students' thinking is an integral part of English language pedagogy. Teachers need the pedagogical competence to teach thinking effectively. This research suggests a program to develop the teaching skills for thinking of pre-service teachers (fourth-year college students) in the English Department of the Faculty of Education at Princess Noura University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The program aims to provide the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary for preparing teachers of thinking to invite, maintain, and enhance students' thinking in the EFL classroom. A classroom observation checklist was developed to assess teaching for thinking skills, to understand the student teachers progress in developing such skills. The program was pilot tested on five fourth-year student teachers during their field experience. Data analysis and results of the pilot test have shown that the proposed program can be effective in developing the pre-service English language teachers' skills in teaching for thinking. [This paper has been presented at The International Conference on Education and New Learning Technology, EDULEARN09, in Barcelona, Spain (6-8 July 2009).] (As Provided).
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