Initial Language Teacher Education

Taylor & Francis

Initial Language Teacher EducationAuthor(s): Gabriel Daz Maggioli\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367431563, 978-0367431563\nSynopsis\nInitial Language Teacher Education provides language teacher researchers, as well as teachers of teachers, with an introduction to research on how language teachers learn to teach before they begin practicing.\n\nTheoretical work is organized into the authors original framework, which fosters the exploration of student teachers experiences as learners, while helping them develop core concepts, practices, and dispositions that encourage excellence in teaching. This innovative framework also provides mediated learning experiences designed around student teachers professional development, an approach that helps them to theorize their own practices and take ownership of their own professional development at an intellectual level.\n\nBy combining a strong and updated research base wi.