A Practicum in TESOL: Professional Development through Teaching Practice (Cambridge Language Education)
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A Practicum in TESOL addresses practical teaching matters and moral and political issues. This is a valuable source book for both teacher educators and classroom teachers. It covers a wide range of key areas, including lesson planning, classroom management, and motivation. It also delves into the moral and political dimensions of teaching. Discussion of these areas is supported by extensive quotes from real teachers and is well grounded in academic theory. The treatment is sufficiently challenging to interest the experienced teacher, but covers matters of basic practice of concern to the beginner. This is an invaluable tool for both in-service teachers and those wishing to further their professional development. Review: Okay, but not for those who have done practicum - At the time of this practicum, I already had done a practicum for my first teaching degree, so I felt that this book didn't give me any new information. That being said, for those new to practicum, I think this could be useful. Especially the parts about setting goals for the practicum and developing a relationship with the practicum teacher. However, I would recommend renting this book, not buying it. Review: A decent book - Though it is much more difficult to write a book about a practice a that is as vague as teaching second language, (as compared to theory), this book is helpful to those that have a few synapses left and who have not burned themselves out with too much pot or booze. I both teach EFL and research a the university level second language acquisition, and my educational background is applied linguistics. This book gave me some ideas for avenues of inquiry, and I have read it and decided to keep it on my library shelves. One hint to book reviewers: It matters not whether you criticize or compliment a book, but what does matter is how you make your argument. I suggest that one study some examples of reviews, and realize that even when the reviewer is adamant about their disagreement with the text, they do not use profane language or insinuation. The successful reviewer does use accepted norms of writing, and do not personally attack the author. ADT
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Okay, but not for those who have done practicum
At the time of this practicum, I already had done a practicum for my first teaching degree, so I felt that this book didn't give me any new information. That being said, for those new to practicum, I think this could be useful. Especially the parts about setting goals for the practicum and developing a relationship with the practicum teacher. However, I would recommend renting this book, not buying it.
A**E
A decent book
Though it is much more difficult to write a book about a practice a that is as vague as teaching second language, (as compared to theory), this book is helpful to those that have a few synapses left and who have not burned themselves out with too much pot or booze. I both teach EFL and research a the university level second language acquisition, and my educational background is applied linguistics. This book gave me some ideas for avenues of inquiry, and I have read it and decided to keep it on my library shelves. One hint to book reviewers: It matters not whether you criticize or compliment a book, but what does matter is how you make your argument. I suggest that one study some examples of reviews, and realize that even when the reviewer is adamant about their disagreement with the text, they do not use profane language or insinuation. The successful reviewer does use accepted norms of writing, and do not personally attack the author. ADT
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