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Preparing English Teachers for Today’s Context: Researching Effective Practice through Methods Courses

Innovations in English Language Arts Teacher Education

ISBN: 978-1-78714-051-6, eISBN: 978-1-78714-050-9

Publication date: 23 January 2017

Abstract

Many situations that affect the teaching of English have been unevenly examined in the scholarship. Asking the question, “What research in English teacher education will address the demands of preparing English language arts teachers for 21st century contexts?,” the authors provide recommendations to the field that will make our work more relevant and propose areas for further study based on current situations in English education in the United States that will move the field forward. The chapter suggests topics for further research centered on the English language arts-specific methods (pedagogy) course that includes exploring the tensions between literacy and English studies, integrating technology, moving theory into practice, the effects of high-stakes testing and assessments, and supporting more diverse student populations.

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L. Pasternak, D., Caughlan, S., Hallman, H.L., Renzi, L. and Rush, L. (2017), "Preparing English Teachers for Today’s Context: Researching Effective Practice through Methods Courses", Innovations in English Language Arts Teacher Education (Advances in Research on Teaching, Vol. 27), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 27-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-368720170000027002

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