The Color Purple By Alice Walker

THE SHAPE OF THE LANGUAGE TEACHER © Costas Gabrielatos, 1998-2002 This is a summary of my theme abandoned at the 36th International Annual IATEFL Conference, University of York, 25 ring 2002. It was origin whollyy published in Pulverness, A. (ed.) 2002. IATEFL 2002: York Conference Selections. IATEFL Publications (pp. 75-78). hither I have restored the references and bibliography, which were omitted from the printed version. Introduction There are deuce broad views on what de landmarkines the effectiveness of a row instructor. one and only(a) focuses on teachers language and methodological acquaintance/skills (e.g. Rivers, 1972; Shulman, 1994; Woods, 1996). The other concentrates on spirit, for example teachers intelligence, self-awareness, and plangency (e.g. Bridges, 1993; Prodromou, 1998; Ur, 1997). Here I present a framework which: Reconciles the two views, giving equal weight to all elements: language experience/skills, methodological acquaintance /skills and personality. Proposes a federal agency to visualise their interrelations. Takes into tale research findings which indicate that teachers practices are for the most part influenced by their indication of methodological frameworks (e.g. Karavas-Doukas, 1996; Roberts, 1998; Ulichny, 1996; Woods, 1996). Elements Julian Edge (2002) proposed the terminal figure person-who-teaches to stress the personality factor. I have expanded the term into person-who-teaches-language. Each sound out points towards an indispensable element in a language teachers profile (Fig. 1). PERSONTEACHESLANGUAGE òòò characterMethodology: knowledge and skillsLanguage: knowledge and use Figure 1 In the pursual tables I outline the key aspects of each element (adapted from Gabrielatos, 1999, 2000, 2001). Personality Self-awareness. Interpersonal skills. powerfulness to observe, think critically and use experience. predisposition to context.Attitude towards chang e, development, diversity, quality, co-opera! tion and...If you exigency to get a full essay, revisal it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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