Shifts of paradigm: A dilemma in foreign language didactics as a major component in the education of teachers.

Autor/in	Simensen, Aud M.
Titel	Shifts of paradigm: A dilemma in foreign language didactics as a major component in the education of teachers.
Quelle	Aus: Didaktik/Fachdidaktik as science(-s) of the teaching profession? Umeå: TNTEE (1999) S. 187-194 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	TNTEE Publications. 2,1
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 12
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Sammelwerksbeitrag
DOI	10.13140/RG.2.1.2646.4726
Schlagwörter	Behaviorismus; Lehrerausbildung; Lerntheorie; Unterrichtsmethode; Fachdidaktik; Sprachtheorie; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Norwegen
Abstract	The paper will discuss the problems created by shifts of paradigm, first in theories of language learning and theories of language, sometimes referred to as the academic 'parent' disciplines of foreign language didactics, and then in theories of foreign language teaching, most often referred to as foreign language teaching methods. The problems will be discussed from the point of view of educating teachers for a career across shifting paradigms. Above all the paper will question the prescriptive aspects of foreign language didactics in teacher education and argue for a greater share of analysis and criticism. There should also be an emphasis on providing the students with a historical perspective on foreign language teaching and with the underlying theoretical rationale for different approaches to foreign language teaching over time, including different 'versions' of foreign language school subjects. An important point is that the panacea fallacy in foreign language teaching should be avoided in teacher education. This will make students more prepared for the changes or major shifts that inevitably will come during their career as teachers. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2005_(CD)