Enhancing Autonomy in Language Education (eBook)

A Case-Based Approach to Teacher and Learner Development

Manuel Jimenez Raya, Flavia Vieira (Autoren)

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2015 | 1. Auflage
173 Seiten
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-1-61451-135-9 (ISBN)

Infos

The enhancement of autonomy in language education relies heavily on teachers' empowerment and agency as critical intellectuals and reflective practitioners. However, most teacher education programmes are still based on instrumental views of teacher development that undervalue professional experience and expertise.

The authors set the ground for alternative practices by proposing and illustrating a case-based approach to language teacher education that values experiential professional learning and expands competences to promote autonomy in school.

Manuel Jiménez Raya, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Flávia Vieira, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.

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The book explores the idea that pedagogy for autonomy requires the integration of teacher and learner development and can be enhanced through a case-based approach in teacher education. A case-based approach values experiential professional learning and expands professional competences necessary to promote autonomy in schools: developing a critical view of (language) education; managing local constraints so as to open up spaces for manoeuvre; centring teaching on learning; interacting with others in the professional community. Two strategies to implement the approach are presented and illustrated. The first one involves teachers in designing, implementing and evaluating experiences of pedagogy for autonomy, which are the basis for writing professional narratives and building a case portfolio. The second draws on teachers' pedagogical experience as the basis for the construction of case materials where experiential elements are combined with theoretical input and reflective tasks, so that the teachers who use those materials can reflect about and explore their own practice.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.4.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lektüren / Interpretationen
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• ISBN-10: 1-61451-135-7 / 1614511357
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61451-135-9 / 9781614511359