Theory and Practice in EFL Teacher Education (eBook)

lt;p>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.

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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