Overview
- Introduces readers to essential research on the central role of LTAs in language teachers’ development
- Provides a timely and much-needed resource on LTAs
- Offers many research-based suggestions for concretely enhancing teachers’ professional development
Part of the book series: Second Language Learning and Teaching (SLLT)
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The History and Structure of Language Teacher Associations (LTAs)
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LTAs Forms of Professional Development
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Collaboration Between and Within LTAs
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Personal, Professional and Leadership Development
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About this book
Providing a timely and much-needed resource on LTAs, the book helps readers recognize the importance and nature of teachers’ professional development, while also contributing to the process of educational change. In order to achieve a suitable level of educational and policy change, a research base for LTAs is called for. This book represents a step in the right direction, introducing readers to essential research on the central role of LTAs in language teachers’ development.
Although pre-service and in-service education programs, to be found at government and/or private institutions, are of great value, it is impossible to prepare teachers for all the challenges they will face throughout their careers. In response, many professional associations also provide a wide range of professional development activities for their teacher members.
The book will be of interest to language teachers, graduate students, teacher educators and researchers, educational leaders and policymakers, as well as teacher associations.Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Role of Language Teacher Associations in Professional Development
Editors: Aymen Elsheikh, Christine Coombe, Okon Effiong
Series Title: Second Language Learning and Teaching
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00967-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-00966-3Published: 17 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-00967-0Published: 30 November 2018
Series ISSN: 2193-7648
Series E-ISSN: 2193-7656
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 306
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Language Education, Applied Linguistics