Understanding Expertise in Teaching

Case Studies of Second Language Teachers

Amy B. M. Tsui (The University of Hong Kong)

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Cambridge University Press
24 July 2003

Series: Cambridge Applied Linguistics

The author clarifies the nature of expertise in language teaching, its development, and how teachers employ it.

Amy B.M. Tsui has provided a major service to the field of applied linguistics in the paperback edition of this first detailed study of what expertise in language teaching consists of and how it develops in language teachers. Exploring the classroom practices of her subjects in four illuminating case studies, Tsui succeeds in clarifying the nature of expertise in language teaching, the factors that shape and influence its development, and how teachers employ their expertise in teaching. In the process, the author critically examines an extensive literature on teacher cognition and shows how teachers' theories, knowledge, experience, and goals shape their classroom practices and their ability to move from novice to expert. Understanding Expertise in Teaching is a valuable addition to the literature on teacher cognition in language teaching and is of considerable interest to researchers, teachers, and teacher educators in applied linguistics and TESOL.

By: Amy B. M. Tsui (The University of Hong Kong)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 428g
ISBN: 9780521635691
ISBN 10: 0521635691
Series: Cambridge Applied Linguistics
Pages: 322
Publication Date: 24 July 2003
Audience: ELT/ESL , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Conceptions of Expertise; 3. Characteristics of Expertise and Novice Teachers; 4. Teacher Knowledge; 5. The Case Studies; 6. The Professional Development of the Four ESL Teachers; 7. Teacher Knowledge and Managing the Classroom for ESL Learning; 8. Teacher Knowledge and the Enactment of the ESL Curriculum; 9. Taking on the Challenge: Exploring Process Writing; 10. Understanding Expertise in Teaching; Appendix 1; Appendix 2.

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