在职新手外语教师培养模式之案例研究.pdfVIP

ABSTRACT This study is to explore the educating mode for novice second language teachers in service. This study uses case study to collect data by involving teacher educating, classroom teaching observation, structured interview, evaluation forms, case analysis based on the teacher development of two novice teachers from the same high school in Xiamen, Fujian. The purpose of this study is to validate some relevant theory of teacher education and to explore effective mode of teacher education for novice second language teachers in service so that the novice teachers will have faster professional growth in their teaching practice by developing awareness and competence of autonomous development. Thus they can be qualified for their present teaching work and avoid misguiding their students caused by their ineffective teaching. The tools of the study include records of classroom teaching observation, records of interview, evaluation forms of investigation, case reflections, teaching assessment, teaching design, teaching journal, evaluation forms of professional development. A qualitative analysis is used as the major method while a quantitative analysis is used as a secondary method. This study mainly investigates the following three questions: First, how should the individual teacher education be developed to facilitate the autonomous professional development? Second, how can novice teachers be helped to have faster professional growth by avoiding useless blind fumbling in their progress? Third, What is the effective educating mode for novice L2 teachers in service? The major findings of the study can be summarized as follows: First, theoretical study in service was the indispe