Reinvention of Classroom Practice Innovations

Autor/in	Sansom, David W.
Titel	Reinvention of Classroom Practice Innovations
Quelle	In: ELT Journal, 71 (2017) 4, S.423-432 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-0893
DOI	10.1093/elt/ccw116
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Teaching Methods; Instructional Innovation; Teacher Education; Faculty Development; College Faculty; Educational Change; Experienced Teachers; Foreign Countries; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Fakultät; Bildungsreform; Ausland
Abstract	Experienced teachers are introduced to classroom practice innovations during in-service education and training (INSET) programmes. Teachers return to particular teaching contexts in schools and other institutions after INSET and it is here teachers implement innovations and change classroom practice. However, this implementation is not certain; teachers may reject change and discontinue innovations. Research on innovation diffusion suggests that reinvention of innovations--adapting to local situations--can increase the rate of innovation implementation. Findings from this research, on teacher change in the context of Chinese tertiary EFL teachers attending INSET, show that a teacher's ability and willingness to reinvent classroom practice innovations are likely to have an impact on later implementation and continuation of changes to classroom practice. INSET providers and trainers should take into account the function of reinvention for experienced teachers implementing educational innovations, and encourage reinvention during and after INSET courses. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01