Waters & Vilches
Where are the participants from in this study?
Philippines
What language do ELT professional use in Indonesia if they have a limited proficiency in English?
Their L1 (p. 620).
Where are the ELT from in this study?
Oman
What is the meaning of ITTSI? (Popova, 2021)
In-service Teacher Training Survey Instrument
Name the three stages of seminar.
Pre-, while-, post- seminar.
Name one standard test that the ELT in Indonesia are familiar with.
TOEFL or IELTS. "Many ELT professionals in Indonesia are familiar with standardized proficiency tests such as TOEFL and IELTS, but only a few have heard about CEFR." (p 619)
Low pay causes poverty, which is a major challenge in Ghana and Asia. According to Department for International Development (DFID), how does this mainly affect the teachers when they go to work?
'they come to school hungry' (p. 221)
What was our first topic that was lead by Cade? This topic is also important in Teacher Training and Education in Developing Countries. Cade is not allowed to answer nor help his group mates. :)
L2 Teacher Mentoring
This is the 'replica or condensed versions of the original.'
Echo seminar.
Knowledge about how to teach English.
Pedagogical content knowledge.
What year was teacher training established in Oman?
1984 (p 227).
Conducting training in these places may be less effective.
Central locations such as hotels or conference rooms (Popova, 2012; p. 127).
Fill in the blanks: It is important for the _____ ____ to be comfortable.
Training venue
The majority of English teachers in the world are ___-____ _____.
Non-native speakers (p. 622).
"If teachers engage enthusiastically in tasks that they enjoy, their motivation can be describe as _______."
intrinsic (p 223)
"..mentoring ___-____ ____ were a crucial component in making teachers' training work." (Popova, 2021)
follow-up visits (p. 125)
The recommendation of best practice are based on these three aspects.
Planning, delivery, follow-up
What are the four strands of learning by Paul Nation(2007)?
Input, output, fluency, form-focused learning
Provide three social and environmental factors that were mentioned in the article.
Salaries and job security, Location, Working conditions, Workloads, The curriculum, Professional development through degrees courses, Professional development through short courses, Professional relationships at school, Professional relationships in the community, Professional relationships with supervisors, Career Advancement
What is the next week's topic? If you are the Topic Leader, please don't answer nor help your group mates. :)
Second Language Writing Teacher Education