Title

Teacher educators as students: A university shares its faculty ESOL professional development model

Authors

Authors

K. W. Verkler

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Foreign Lang. Ann.

Keywords

Education & Educational Research; Linguistics

Abstract

In 1990, the Florida Department of Education was sued by several minority organizations for neglecting the needs of students of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages). Subsequently, legislation mandated that teachers of ESOL students must complete extensive training. Thus, beginning in 1991, school districts were required to provide staff development to most of their teachers. In 1996, this responsibility was transferred to Florida colleges of education. Unfortunately, most teacher educators lacked expertise in ESOL strategies. To address this issue, the colleges of education created various professional development models, one of which was implemented at a large, metropolitan university in Central Florida. The model, eclectic in nature, provided the flexibility in delivery that the faculty required and serves as a model for faculty professional development at all levels of instruction.

Journal Title

Foreign Language Annals

Volume

36

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

208

Last Page

222

WOS Identifier

WOS:000183916900005

ISSN

0015-718X

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