“ANY IDEA FOR A WARM-UP?”, WHEN REQUESTS FOR HELP LEAD TO TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Revista X

William Kirsch¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre;

关键词: languages without borders, teacher development, asking for help;   

DOI  :  10.5380/rvx.v14i6.68297

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper discusses teacher-room interaction in a community of practice (WENGER, 1998) of student teachers of English as an Additional Language, focusing on the dyad requests for help—offers of help, which often take place in the community. The community was affiliated with extinct Languages without Borders in a large university in south of Brazil. The research is affiliated with the paradigm of practice theory (YOUNG, 2009) and uses qualitative and interpretive methodology (ERICKSON, 1990; Mason, 2002). It is possible to conclude that the kind of teacher-room interaction presented in this paper greatly contribute to student teachers’ professional development throughout their trajectory in the community.

【 授权许可】

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