Theory and Practice in EFL Teacher Education

Julia Hüttner is a Lecturer at the University of Southampton, where she teaches applied linguistics and teacher education courses. Her current research project investigates oral language use and proficiency. Barbara Mehlmauer-Larcher currently coordinates the ELT methodology programme at the Centre for English Language Teaching (Department of English) of the University of Vienna. Her research interests focus on ESP methodology and pre-service language teacher education. Susanne Reichl is associate professor at the Centre for English Language Teaching (Department of English) of the University of Vienna. Her research interests include the teaching of literature and culture in secondary and higher education, and literature for children and young adults. Barbara Schiftner currently works as a research assistant for the Centre for English Language Teaching (Department of English) of the University of Vienna. Her recent research activities are concerned with coherence and cohesion in learner writing.

Acknowledgements



Julia Hüttner, Barbara Mehlmauer-Larcher, Susanne Reichl and Barbara Schiftner: Introduction



Part 1 Conceptualising the Issue of Theory and Practice



Henry G. Widdowson: Closing the Gap, Changing the Subject



Amy B. M. Tsui: The Dialectics of Theory and Practice in Teacher Knowledge Development



Joachim Appel: Moments of Practice: Teachers’ Knowledge and Interaction in the Language Classroom



Part 2 Developing Language Teachers’ Knowledge Base



Armin Berger: Creating Language Assessment Literacy: A Model for Teacher Education



Penny Ur: Grammar Teaching: Theory, Practice and English Teacher Education



David Newby: Cognitive + Communicative Grammar in Teacher Education



Susanne Reichl: Towards a Stronger Intervention: The Role of Literature in Teacher Education



Part 3 Assisting Language Teachers’ Knowledge Construction



Sandra Hutterli and Michael C. Prusse: Supporting the Transfer of Innovation into Foreign Language Classrooms: Applied Projects in In-service Teacher Education



Julia Hüttner and Ute Smit: Developing Student Teachers’ ‘Pedagogical Content Knowledge’ in English for Specific Purposes: The ‘Vienna ESP Approach’



Barbara Mehlmauer-Larcher: The EPOSTL (European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages): A Tool to Promote Reflection and Learning in Pre-service Teacher Education



Part 4 Addressing Established Paradigms



Irena Vodopija-Krstanovic: NESTs vs. Non-NESTs: Rethinking English Language Teacher Identities



Eva Vetter: Multilingualism Pedagogy: Building Bridges between Languages