ERIC Number: EJ1152002
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-4934
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Online Teacher Training in a Context of Forced Immobility: The Case of Gaza, Palestine
Fassetta, Giovanna; Imperiale, Maria Grazia; Frimberger, Katja; Attia, Mariam; Al-Masri, Nazmi
European Education, v49 n2-3 p133-150 2017
This article discusses an action research study that involved the design and delivery of an online training course for teachers of Arabic to speakers of other languages in the Gaza Strip (Palestine). Grounded in Freirean pedagogy, the course aimed to respond to the employment needs of university graduates by creating opportunities for online language teaching. The action research study explored the dynamics at play within the online educational environment, to evidence elements that challenged and/or facilitated effective collaboration between trainers and trainees. This article retraces and discusses the processes through which the course moved from didacticism to engaged critical pedagogy.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Teacher Education, Electronic Learning, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Semitic Languages, Instructional Design, Delivery Systems, Action Research, College Graduates, Training, Computer Mediated Communication, Technology Uses in Education, Reflection, Journal Writing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Gaza Strip; Palestine
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