Teacher learning on the Delta
September 2009 - July 2010(Contact: Dr Simon Borg)
Funded By: Cambridge ESOL
Teacher learning on the Delta
There has in recent years been growing interest in the impact which teacher education has on participants’ beliefs, knowledge, skills and practices Much of this work comes from outside TESOL; also, that in TESOL focuses mainly on pre-service teacher education. While drawing on relevant work in TESOL and education more generally, this study represents an opportunity to add to this literature by providing a systematic analysis of the impact of a professional learning course on experienced teachers.
The study will address the following questions:
1.What do participants expect to learn (in terms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, awareness) on the Delta?
2.What evidence is there of teacher learning, both from participants’ own accounts of their experience on the modules and from course documents such as their assessed work and feedback on it?
3.Do the candidates feel that certain learning activities and processes on Delta modules make a particular contribution to their learning?
4.What impact on their professional practice do participants expect Delta modules to have?
5.Two months after completing the Delta, what impact on their professional practice do participants say Delta modules have?
This project last updated by Simon Borg on 19th July 2009.