Exploring a Practice-Based Approach to Foreign Language Teacher Preparation: A Work in Progress
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This article describes the implementation of a practice-based approach to foreign language (FL) teacher preparation. After briefly framing the discussion in relation to the literature on the practice-based approach in teacher education – including Phase I of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Research Priorities – we present the implementation and integration of this approach in the context of FL teacher preparation. The successes and challenges encountered throughout the implementation experience are discussed, and recommendations are made for practice-based course design in FL teacher preparation programs and for future research on the practice-based approach.
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Cet article décrit l’exécution d’une approche à la formation des enseignants basée sur la pratique. Après un résumé de recherches précédentes – y compris la Phase I du projet « Research Priorities » de l’American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) – l’application de cette approche dans la formation des enseignants de langues étrangères est présentée. Fondés sur cette étude exploratoire, les réussites et défis de l’exécution de cette approche sont examinés. Dans la perspective de cette expérience, des conseils sur le planning d’un cursus de préparation des enseignants de langues étrangères basé sur la pratique sont proposés. Des directions de recherche futures sont suggérées d’après les résultats de cet étude.
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Volume 69 • Number 2 • May 2013
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