Online Education for Teachers of English as a Global Language

This collection critically examines online language teacher education programs (OLTE), exploring their development, challenges, and opportunities from a TESOL perspective. It provides a historical overview, examines paradigm shifts, raises accessibility, quality, and practicum concerns, and establishes a foundation for future research in the field.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 230 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive collection delves into the realm of online language teacher education programs (OLTE), providing a critical examination of these programs from a TESOL perspective. Positioned as a unique contribution to the growing literature at the intersection of technology and language learning, the book focuses on language teacher education programs designed for academic and professional credentials in online environments. In the introductory sections, the reader is provided with a brief historical overview of OLTEs, showcasing examples from a global range of programs to illustrate their theoretical and philosophical foundations.

The second section delves into the paradigm shifts that have emerged as a result of OLTE, examining the modes, media, and tasks employed and their profound impact on instructional efficacy. Subsequent chapters critically explore OLTE, raising important questions regarding accessibility, its implementation in less technologically developed environments, issues of quality measures and accreditation, and practicum concerns.

Taken together, this collection serves as a state-of-the-art resource on OLTE, providing valuable insights into the current landscape and laying the groundwork for future research on the intersection of online education, teacher education, and applied linguistics.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367523145