This book provides a comprehensive understanding of India's continuing professional development (CPD) landscape. It examines the issues surrounding the professional development of English language teachers in India at the tertiary level from multiple perspectives. Further, it evaluates various models of continuing professional learning (CPL) and emphasizes the transformative model as a solution to the social, administrative, or other impediments teachers encounter in their lives. Importantly, it presents examples, solving academic and non-academic problems in formal and informal, and face-face and technology-mediated forms of teaching and learning by teachers of English in different contexts. It discusses the latest developments in the literature related to the transformative and reflective approach to classroom problems faced by teachers on the ground such as classroom environment, students' socio-economic background, teachers education, and teacher assessment. Also, it positions continuing professional development (CPD) as having transformative power in teaching English in India and how it can improve students' learning opportunities. The book is relevant to English language teachers, teacher educators, and researchers in India and across the globe to address significant issues in the field: how to handle every classroom situation and how to train oneself as a teacher as well as a teacher educator.
Author(s): Senkamalam Periyasamy Dhanavel
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 301
City: Singapore
Preface
Contents
Editor and Contributors
About the Editor
Contributors
Abbreviations
Part I The Context and Culture of CPD
1 Introduction and Overview
What is CPD?
CPD in Education
CPD in Language Education
CPD in English Language Teacher Education
CPD in English Language Teacher Education in India
Overview of the Book
Contribution to CPD
References
2 Continuing Professional Development and Culture: Developing as an English Teacher in India
Introduction
Culture
National Culture
Indian National Culture
Indian Educational Culture
Indian CPD Culture
Locating CPD in the Indian Context
Notions of CPD
Some CPD Practices
Some Implications for CPD
Conclusion
References
3 Teacher Motivation, Professional Development, and English Language Education
Introduction
Teacher Motivation
Teacher Motivation in ELE
Key Themes in TM Research
Teacher Motivation for Professional Development
Toward Theorizing Teacher Motivation for Professional Development
Strategies for Initiating and Sustaining TM for Professional Development
Conclusion
References
Part II Theory and Practice of Professional Development
4 Continuing Professional Development in Education
Introduction
Standardization of Continuing Professional Development
Two Major Approaches to Continuing Professional Development
Culture and Continuing Professional Development
Problems with Top-Down Approaches
The Impact of Social Conditions on CPD
Models of Continuing Professional Development
The Way Forward
Conclusion
References
5 Reflective Trainer Training Program: Experiences and Challenges
Introduction
Review of the Program
Module Revision
Critical Incidents
Reflective Questions
Reflective Training Module
Training Process and Methodology
Stimulated Recall
Reflective Journal
District-Level Cascade Training
Conclusion
Annexure 1: ELEP Training Session Observation Form
References
6 Perceptions and Initiatives of Teachers Toward Continuing Professional Development: A Study at the Tertiary Level
Introduction
Hypothesis and Research Questions
Review of Literature
Theoretical Support
Methodology
Data Presentation and Interpretation
Awareness about CPD
Discussion
Commitment to Profession
Commitment to Students
Commitment to Self
Motivation for CPD
Discussion
Avenues for CPD
Discussion
Assessment of CPD
Discussion
Evidence of the Impact of CPD
Discussion
Findings
Implications
Limitations
Further Research
Conclusion
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
References
7 Teacher Self-assessment as a Key to Teacher Empowerment
Introduction
Teacher Assessment Procedures
Teacher Self-assessment
The Importance of Teacher Self-assessment
The Process of Teacher Self-assessment
Teacher Self-assessment Scenario in India
Teacher Self-assessment Practice in India
Modus Operandi of the Proposed Process of Self-assessment
Pre-Teaching Awareness
While-Teaching Awareness
After-Teaching Awareness
Suggestions for Effective Teacher Self-assessment
Conclusion
References
8 Teacher Research for Continuing Professional Development: 3R Approach
Introduction
Models and Approaches to Teacher Education
Teacher Research
Characteristics of Teacher Research
Benefits of Teacher Research
Need for Promoting Teacher Research
3R Approach to Teacher Research
Reflect: Why, What, and How?
Record: Why, What, and How?
Report: Why, What, and How?
Developing Research Questions
Conclusion
References
9 Teacher Cognition and Professional Development of English Language Teachers
Introduction
Study of Teaching and Teachers
Reasons for Studying Teacher Cognition
Conceptualization of Teacher Cognition
Model of the Basic Teaching Skill
Model of the Teacher Thought Process
Model of Teacher’s Decision–Making
Model of Language Teacher Cognition
Areas of Teacher Cognition Research
Teachers’ Knowledge and Grammar Teaching
Teachers’ Beliefs and Grammar Teaching
Teachers’ Cognition and Assessment
Teachers’ Knowledge and World Englishes
Personal Examples
Classroom Teaching as a Collaborative Activity
Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Teaching Research
Good Language Teachers and Expert Teachers
Conclusion
References
Part III Technology in Professional Development
10 Information and Communication Technology for Teacher Development
Introduction
Empowering Teachers with ICT and Curriculum
The Need for ICT in Teacher Development
Teachers’ Role in the Use of ICT
Integration of Technology in Teacher Development
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Peer Learning with ICT
Reflective Teaching with ICT
Blended Learning
Web 1.0 for Teacher Development
Web 2.0 for Teacher Development
Conclusion
References
11 E-resources for the Professional Development of English Teachers
Introduction
Background
Literature Review
Methodology
Data Analysis
Discussion
E-resource 1: British Council’s Online English Resources for Teachers
E-resource 2: British Council’s Free Course on Teaching for Success
E-resource 3: British Council’s Teachers’ Professional Development
E-resource 4: UsingEnglish.com
E-resource 5: TeacherVision
E-resource 6: The University of Alabama at Birmingham
E-resource 7: The University of Arizona
E-resource 8: Harvard University Free Courses
E-resource 9: Oxford University Press: ELT Webpage
E-resource 10: Indian National Digital Library
Participation in Seminars/Webinars/FDPs for CPD
Conclusion
References
12 Open Educational Resources (OERs) for Professional Development
Introduction
Definition of Multidisciplinary Curriculum
Helping Teachers Adopt Multidisciplinary Practices
Features of Effective CPD Programs
Drawbacks of Generalized CPD Programs
Web 2.0 Tools for Technology-Mediated CPD Programs
Teacher Design Team (TDT)
Collaborative Curriculum Construction
Open Educational Resources
Benefits of OERs
Construction of Multidisciplinary OERs in TDTs
Discussion of Benefits Derived
Conclusion
References
Part IV Personal Narratives of Professional Development
13 Mentoring in Continuing Professional Development
Introduction
Reflections on Initial Teacher Education
Introduction to English Language Teaching
The Role of Mentors in Teacher Education
Learning from Missing a Class
Teacher Frustration and Attrition
Breathing Life into a Text and a Classroom
Ten Skills of Teaching
National Education Policy 2020
Frameworks for Language Teacher Education
Conclusion
References
14 Developing Expertise Through Reflective Practice
A Moment of Epiphany: Toward a Pathway to Reflection
Exploring Alternatives
Explorations in Course Design and Materials Production
Explorations in Textbook Use
Explorations in Peer Learning
Reflections on Some of My Key Beliefs
Mother Tongue as a Resource in the ESL Classroom
The Power of Reading
Teacher Beliefs
Change Management
Conclusion
References
15 The Evolution of an English Teacher
Introduction
Teaching in a Junior College
The English Curriculum
Grammar Teaching
The Karnataka Experiment
English as a Life Skill
Teaching at REC Warangal
Curriculum Updating
The ESP Textbook Dilemma
Foreign Students: ESL and EFL Combine
The Book Whisperer
Educational Technology Training
External Faculty of CIEFL
Business Communication Course
Humanities Electives
International Conferences
IELTS Examiner
Conclusion
References
16 Reflective Teaching, Teacher Education, and Professional Development
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Background
Teaching Disadvantaged Students
Use of Mother Tongue
College Teaching
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language Experience
Teaching of English as a Second Language Experience
Teaching First-Generation Learners
Conclusion
References
17 Continuing Professional Development: The Case of a Young Teacher
Introduction
Teachers as Change Agents
The Moral Responsibility of Teachers
Problems with Available CPD Programs
Advantages of CPD for Teachers
Phases and Forms of CPD
Personal Learning Trajectory
Conclusion
References
Author Index
Subject Index
