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Download full textFarrell, Thomas S. C.; Vos, Rebecca – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2018
Teacher principles encompass a teacher's stated assumptions, beliefs, and conceptions about acquiring and teaching a second language (L2). Due to the complex and diversified nature of how principles take form, an individual teacher's principles will influence their judgements, perceptions and instructional decisions, thus affecting the outcome of…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Principles, Beliefs, Second Language Instruction
Farrell, Thomas S. C. – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2016
The field of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) is similar to other fields in that we must not take it for granted that novice teachers will survive their first year without some kind of support. This paper outlines how three novice ESL teachers in Canada survived their first year without any support from the school they were…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Teacher Education
Farrell, Thomas S. C. – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2016
Metaphors offer a lens through which language teachers express their understanding of their work. Metaphor analysis can be a powerful reflective tool for expressing meanings that underpin ways of thinking about teaching and learning English as a second/foreign language. Through reflecting on their personal teaching metaphors, teachers become more…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Figurative Language
Direct linkFarrell, Thomas S. C.; Ives, Jessica – Language Teaching Research, 2015
This article presents a case study that explored and reflected on the relationship between the stated beliefs and observed classroom practices of one second language reading teacher. The findings of this study revealed that this particular teacher holds complex beliefs about teaching reading that were evident to some extent in many of his…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Reflective Teaching, Educational Practices, Case Studies
Farrell, Thomas S. C. – ELT Journal, 2009
How can teacher educators gauge what participants have learnt after taking a course in teaching English as a second language (TESL)? One method that can help both language teacher educators and their students trace conceptual changes as a result of taking a course is the use of concept maps. This paper examines the conceptual changes of a group of…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Maps, Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators
Farrell, Thomas S. C.; Lim, Poh Choo Particia – TESL-EJ, 2005
This paper presents a case study that investigated and compared the beliefs and actual classroom practices of two experienced English language teachers with regards to grammar teaching in a primary school in Singapore. Areas where practices converged with or diverged from beliefs about grammar teaching are examined and discussed as well as the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Beliefs, Educational Practices, Investigations
