In the last decade, demands on language teachers in terms of digital skills have risen in line with the growth of information and communication technology (ICT). Several training initiatives have been developed over the past years to support language teachers' development of digital skills for the 21st century. Additionally, many institutions offer awards for "model teachers", and organisations often design their training around the notion of a "good" or "ideal" teacher. However, a key consideration is whether these models of excellence are genuinely keeping pace with the rapidly changing societal demands and expectations implicit in communication in the 21st century. Based on this context our Symposium invites language educators and researchers, to provide answers to the following questions: How do institutional models for continuing professional development (CPD) and teaching excellence reflect changing societal demands and expectations implicit in communication in the 21st century? To what extent has the digital revolution affected notions of the "ideal" language teacher, perceptions of language teacher training needs, and current models of language teacher training? We are particularly interested in creating a picture of current needs, training provision for the 21st century and teachers' beliefs about the "ideal teacher" across different cultural perspectives.
08:30 - 08:35: Start, introducing the format of the symposium
08:35 - 08:40: Perspectives and Trajectories of Language Teachers in the 21st Century – an overview
08:40 - 08:50: Interview
08:50 - 08:55: Investigating the perspectives of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) teachers on their development and experience of digital literacy skills
08:55 - 09:05: Interview
09:05 - 09:10: A narrative inquiry of language teacher leadership in the context of technological innovation
09:10 - 09:20: Interview
09:20 - 09:30: Discussion
09:30 - 09:35: A platform for celebrating plurilingualism – insights from the Lincdire LITE E-portfolio project
09:35 - 09:45: Interview
09:45 - 09:50: English language teachers' and learners' perceptions and needs: emerging professional perspectives and trajectories from a 5-country investigation in multilingual classrooms.
09:50 - 10:00: Interview
10:00 - 10:30: Coffee break
10:30 - 10:35: Freelance language teachers' Twitter-based professional development: New (career) opportunities and persistent challenges
10:35 - 10:45: Interview
10:45 - 10:55: Discussion
10:55 - 11:00: Ideals of language teachers – from past to future
11:00 - 11:10: Interview
11:10 - 11:15: Pre-service language teachers' technobiographies: understanding digital practices
11:15 - 11:25: Interview
11:25 - 11:40: Future of the ReN
11:40 - 11:50: Discussion
11:50 - 12:00: Rounding up and closing remarks
In the last decade, demands on language teachers in terms of digital skills have risen in line with the growth of information and communication technology (ICT). Several training initiatives have been developed over the past years to support language teachers' development of digital skills for the 21st century. Additionally, many institutions offer awards for "model teachers", and organisations often design their training around the notion of a "good" or "ideal" teacher. However, a key consideration is whether these models of excellence are genuinely keeping pace with the rapidly changing societal demands and expectations implicit in communication in the 21st century. Based on this context our Symposium invites language educators and researchers, to provide answers to the following questions: How do institutional models for continuing professional development (CPD) and teaching excellence reflect changing societal demands and expectations implicit in communication in the 21st century? To what extent has the digital revolution affected notions of the "ideal" language teacher, perceptions of language teacher training needs, and current models of language teacher training? We are particularly interested in creating a picture of current needs, training provision for the 21st century and teachers' beliefs about the "ideal teacher" across different cultural perspectives.
08:30 - 08:35: Start, introducing the format of the symposium08:35 - 08:40: Perspectives and Trajectories of Language Teachers in the 21st Century – an overview08:40 - 08:50: Interview08:50 - 08:55: Investigating the perspectives of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) teachers on their development and experience of digital literacy skills08:55 - 09:05: Interview09:05 - 09:10: A narrative inquir ...
Room 1 AILA 2021 aila2021@gcb.nl
Ursula Stickler
Aline Germain-Rutherford
Martina Emke
Regine Hampel
Banafsheh Karamifar
Sarah Heiser
Sundeep Dhillon
Jenny Mendieta
Aline Germain-Rutherford
Lucilla Lopriore
Sezen Bektas Yuksel
Stefania Kordia
Martina Emke
Ursula Stickler
Patricia Vasconcelos AlmeidaTechnical Issues?
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