Competency-Based Teacher Education for English as a Foreign Language : Theory, Research, and Practice EPUB

Edited by Amber Yayin (NTCU-National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan) Wang

Part of the Routledge Research in Language Education series

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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:Theory: current thoughts on theories of competency-based educationResearch: empirical research on competency-based teacher educationPractice: integrating competency-based instruction into teacher educationThis 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.