Systematizing Teacher Development: A Review of Foreign Language Teacher Learning
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Guang Zeng
Guang Z
eng is an associate professor in the Department of English Language and Culture at Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College. Her research efforts have focused on language teaching and language development.
Abstract
Foreign language teaching practice is developing rapidly, but research on foreign language teacher learning is currently relatively fragmented and unstructured. The book Foreign Language Teacher Learning, written by Professor Kang Yan from Capital Normal University, published in September 2022, makes a systematic introduction to foreign language teacher learning, which to some extent makes up for this shortcoming. Her book presents the lineage of foreign language teacher learning research at home and abroad, analyzes both theoretical and practical aspects, reviews the cuttingedge research results, and foresees the future development trend, painting a complete research picture for researchers in the field of foreign language teaching and teacher education as well as front-line teachers interested in foreign language teacher learning. This is an important inspiration for conducting foreign language teacher learning research in the future. And this paper makes a review of the book from aspects such as its content, major characteristics, contributions and limitations.
About the author
Guang Zeng is an associate professor in the Department of English Language and Culture at Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College. Her research efforts have focused on language teaching and language development.
Acknowledgments
The author would like to extend her thanks to the anonymous reviewers for their insightful and constructive comments on the earlier versions of this book review. This work was supported by the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, College Foreign Languages Teaching Research Project “Exploring the Application of Experiential Learning in College English Based on POA Framework” (No. JGH2023004).
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