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Improving National Levels of English – What Matters Most?
Two recent projects I have worked on had the common goal of trying to understand at a national level the status of English learning and the factors that influence it. The two countries involved were Iraq and India – very … Continue reading
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Tagged educational reform, English education, India, Iraq, pre-service teacher education
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COVID and Language Teacher Education: New Research
Discussions of the impact of COVID–19 on education are understandably often framed in negative terms; the pandemic has, after all, had a massive disruptive impact on schooling globally. Teacher education – both initial teacher preparation and continuing professional development – … Continue reading
Perspectives on Teacher Research
In recent weeks I’ve run workshops on teacher research in two quite different university contexts. It was interesting to see how participants in these two contexts responded to the idea that teachers can, as a valid form of professional development, … Continue reading