Developing english teachers: The Role of Mentorship in a Reflective Profession (English, Language and Education)

. Goodwyn

ISBN 10: 0335197604 / ISBN 13: 9780335197606

Published by Open University Press 01/05/1997, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Developing english teachers: The Role of Mentorship in a Reflective Profession (English, Language and Education)
• Publisher: Open University Press 01/05/1997
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335197604
• ISBN 13: 9780335197606
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

* How do student teachers learn to teach?

* How can experienced English teachers teach student teachers?

* How can good English teachers continue to develop and improve?

Developing English Teachers is a book for anyone interested in helping English teachers to develop and improve. Its main focus is on the ways in which experienced English teachers can support and develop student teachers and induct them into the profession. However it goes further than this to examine the idea of mentorship as a feature of continuing professional development and of professional development as a constant element in the life of a reflective practitioner. It examines how experienced English teachers can learn from the challenge of explaining their teaching to student and beginning teachers. It also examines how being a mentor is very different to being a class teacher and emphasizes the new areas of learning that such a role demands. The book shows how all participants can learn from this reflective cycle and improve their teaching and contribute to improving the quality of the English teaching profession.

About the Author

Andrew Goodwyn was an English teacher for thirteen years, including five as Head of Department. He now works in teacher education and is an English tutor for the Postgraduate Certificate in Education course and convenor of the Masters course in English in Education at the University of Reading. He has published widely including books for schools and for teachers of English.