ERIC Number: EJ1038165
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Publication Date: 2014-Sep
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Collaborative Research Projects in the Technology-Enhanced Language Classroom: Preservice and In-Service Teachers Exchange Knowledge about Technology
Schmid, Euline Cutrim; Hegelheimer, Volker
ReCALL, v26 n3 p315-332 Sep 2014
This paper presents research findings of a longitudinal empirical case study that investigated an innovative Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) professional development program for pre-service English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers. The conceptualization of the program was based on the assumption that pre-service language teachers learn better in situated contexts (Egbert, 2006). Therefore, a key component of the program was the development of school-based research projects, in which the student teachers needed to design, implement, and evaluate technology-enhanced EFL lessons in collaboration with in-service teachers. Data were collected via field notes, video recordings of lessons, academic research reports produced by the pre-service teachers, and in-depth interviews with the pre-service and in-service teachers. Our findings indicate that the field experiences provided professional learning opportunities that supported the student teachers' development as CALL practitioners. The participating pre-service teachers especially emphasized the important role played by school-based experiences in allowing them to use technology in authentic language teaching scenarios and to evaluate the impact of technology on language teaching and learning. The paper concludes with a discussion of important principles and guidelines that should underlie and inform such collaborative efforts and a summary of the implications of the findings for the design of CALL pre-service teacher education programs.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Longitudinal Studies, Case Studies, Language Teachers, Teacher Collaboration, Preservice Teachers, Faculty Development, Video Technology, Role, Interviews, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Guidelines, Teacher Education Programs, Instructional Design, Lesson Plans, Learning Experience, Action Research
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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