Article Notes (Reading Room 2) – Inconvenient truths about teacher learning: towards professional development 3.0 – Fred Korthagen

‘Article Notes’ is a set of blog posts in which I write down my notes about articles that I read. These notes are not meant to be ‘academic’ or ‘formal’; rather, they are my ramblings and immediate thoughts in reaction to the content I read. I’ve written them up to help me remember the article,Continue reading “Article Notes (Reading Room 2) – Inconvenient truths about teacher learning: towards professional development 3.0 – Fred Korthagen”

Review: Language Teacher Supervision – Kathleen M. Bailey

You’ll have to forgive me – it’s been a minute since I’ve put out a review. I’ve been rather busy with the MAPDLE, the academy and some other things, and so the blog has been largely put on hold. BUT, I have found time to get this review out to you all (and I haveContinue reading “Review: Language Teacher Supervision – Kathleen M. Bailey”

Sponge Chats – Perspectives on TBLT with Martin East

Within the world of TBLT, Martin East is one of the most recognisable names. His work spans decades (and numerous articles, books, conferences, etc.), and he has been involved in both TBLT and second language teacher education for much of that time. As an advocate of TBLT myself, I felt quite lucky to have theContinue reading “Sponge Chats – Perspectives on TBLT with Martin East”

Review: The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Teacher Education – Edited by Anne Burns and Jack C. Richards

I’ve been doing a fair bit of reading as of late (more than the usual), and one of my reading ‘projects’ has been Burns and Richards’ The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Teacher Education. This took me a little while to get through, but it was very interesting and well thought-out. I need to clarifyContinue reading “Review: The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Teacher Education – Edited by Anne Burns and Jack C. Richards”

Review: Language Teacher Education – Jon Roberts

On the reading list for the NILE MATD is Jon Roberts’ Language Teacher Education. I had never heard of it, to be honest, but after reading it I am unsure as to why it isn’t more widely known. In this review, I’ll talk about the ‘what’ of the book, major takeaways, as well as myContinue reading “Review: Language Teacher Education – Jon Roberts”