In this course, participants will develop a comprehensive and situated understanding about various aspects of language teachers’ professional lives, learn about important and updated approaches and strategies about language teacher education, as well as explore how to promote and sustain their professional development as language teachers. Through critical reading and discussion based on assigned materials, video clips and critical cases, and by reflecting on their previous/ongoing learning and teaching experiences, participants will examine their professional values, beliefs and identities and develop professional knowledge and competence to seek and sustain their continuing development in school environments.

CILO-1: Plan, describe and contexualize objectives for teacher development in ESL/EFL contexts with theories of TESOL teacher learning; CILO-2: Analyze and synthesize the teaching and learning contexts according to the knowledge acquired on English language learning and teaching; CILO-3: Solve practical problems and seek continuing development opportunities by engaging in reflections, regulating their emotions, and organizing social learning in their current/future work contexts; CILO-4: Apply innovative PD approaches and English language teaching strategies in their current/future work contexts.