Competency-Based Teacher Education for English as a Foreign Language: Theory, Research, and Practice (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781032080727)

Providing a series of chapters, written by teacher educators in three continents, this edited volume explores the concepts, challenges, possibilities, and implementations of competency-based instruction for developing English competencies in English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts. Recent trends in education have emphasized the need to develop competencies that connect learning with real-life performances. This need has brought about a massive increase in the number of studies and scholarly works devoted to research into competency-based education. However, for teachers and learners of EFL, it is challenging to develop competencies for using a language that does not seem to connect with their real-life scenarios. The chapters apply the concept of competency-based instruction in different EFL contexts and are structured around three themes:

1. Theory: current thoughts on theories of competency-based education
2. Research: empirical research on competency-based teacher education
3. Practice: integrating competency-based instruction into teacher education

This book offers examples of competency-based EFL teacher education through both research and practical applications. In addition to the innovation in competency approaches, the inclusion of language learning in virtual environments offers a valuable resource for scholars, educators, researchers, and all those concerned with current and future education.

Author: Amber Yayin Wang
ISBN-10: 1032080728
ISBN-13: 9781032080727
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 11/26/2021
Pages: 206
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d