ERIC Number: EJ1215671
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 16
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ISSN: EISSN-2188-9554
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Can the EFL Classroom Be Considered a Community of Practice?
Nagao, Akiko
IAFOR Journal of Language Learning, v4 n1 p93-108 Win 2018
The concept of Communities of Practice (CoPs) has attracted interest for over two decades and has been actively re-examined from a variety of perspectives, especially in the field of education. However, limited research has been conducted into the concept of one EFL classroom-based teaching and learning community constituting one CoP. This paper discusses the potential applicability of the concept of CoPs to the EFL classroom and investigates the following question: "Can a certain number of students and their instructor participating in a group population be defined as a CoP?" The results of the study showed that considering an EFL classroom in its entirety as a CoP is possible, and an expansion of the definition of CoPs to include EFL pedagogical communities is necessary.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Communities of Practice, Teaching Methods, Teacher Student Relationship, Language Teachers, Higher Education, College Faculty, College Students, Teacher Education, Periodicals, Journal Articles, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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