Understanding Expertise in Teaching

    Understanding Expertise in Teaching

    Understanding Expertise in Teaching

    Case Studies of Second Language Teachers
    Amy B. M. Tsui
    August 2012
    Adobe eBook Reader
    9781139525091

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    The author clarifies the nature of expertise in language teaching, its development, and how teachers employ it.

    This book is the first detailed study of what expertise in language teaching consists of and how it develops in language teachers. Exploring the classroom practices of her subjects in four illuminating case studies, Tsui succeeds in clarifying the nature of expertise in language teaching, the factors that shape and influence its development, and how teachers employ their expertise in teaching. In the process, the author critically examines an extensive literature on teacher cognition and shows how teachers' theories, knowledge, experience, and goals shape their classroom practices and their ability to move from novice to expert.

    • nbsp;Enticing stories about teachers' professional development. • Rich portrayal of teachers in action in ESL classrooms. • Reconceptualization of notion of “expertise”.
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