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Action Research to Support Teachers' Classroom Materials Development
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Edwards, Emily; Burns, Anne – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
Language teachers constantly create, adapt and evaluate classroom materials to develop new curricula and meet their learners' needs. It has long been argued (e.g. by Stenhouse, L. [1975]. "An Introduction to Curriculum Research and Development." London: Heinemann) that teachers themselves, as opposed to managers or course book writers,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Material Development, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers
Educators' Experiences of Working in Intensive English Language Programs: The Strengths and Challenges of Specialised English Language Classrooms for Students with Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds
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Due, Clemence; Riggs, Damien W.; Mandara, Mia – Australian Journal of Education, 2015
In this article, educators' experiences of working in diverse classrooms designed to provide English language education as part of Intensive English Language Programs (IELPs) in South Australia are considered. To this end, responses to qualitative interviews with 14 educators working in three schools are examined using Braun and Clarke's method of…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Student Diversity
Recent Developments in Australian Immersion Language Education.
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Read, Julia – 1995
The report provides an overview of recent developments in immersion second language education in Australia, contrasting the Australian experience with the Canadian one. Particular attention is paid to some developments that may have significance for the future of foreign language teaching, such as "cold-start" late immersion programs in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Innovation