The Voices of Experienced ESL Teachers: Insights Into Learning and Teaching
Smith, Melissa Kay
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Description
Title
The Voices of Experienced ESL Teachers: Insights Into Learning and Teaching
Author(s)
Smith, Melissa Kay
Issue Date
2002
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
West, Charles K.
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Education, Language and Literature
Language
eng
Abstract
In reporting the results, each teacher and their experiences are described individually. This is done for two reasons. First, given the complex nature of teaching and learning, each instructor has a unique set of experiences influencing their teaching and the principles that guide their practice. Describing each participant's network of experiences provides a more accurate picture of who the instructors are and how they go about their work. Second, the field of SLT has been criticized recently for examining teaching without accounting for the context within which it occurs (D. Nunan, 1996). Thus, with each teacher, an effort is made not only to elucidate their experiences and accompanying attitudes and convictions but also the contexts out of which their convictions are born. What these individualized descriptions do, then, is paint a portrait of each teacher.
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