Mentoring Teacher Assistants to Use Online Tools

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Author(s): Grisel M. Garcia Perez (University of British Columbia – Okanagan, Canada)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 16
Source title: Preparing Foreign Language Teachers for Next-Generation Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Chin-Hsi Lin (Michigan State University, USA), Dongbo Zhang (Michigan State University, USA)and Binbin Zheng (Michigan State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0483-2.ch013

Keywords: Education / Information Science Reference / Teacher Education

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This chapter indicates how a group of Teaching Assistants (TAs) was trained in the use of technology to help students enrolled in large first year Spanish classes excel in learning of Spanish as a foreign language. Framed by the Communities of Practice theory proposed by Wenger (1998), this study supports the theory that by examining their practices, trainees may become more effective in what they learn. Six TAs participated in the study and their reflection-on-action logs were examined and compared to the trainer's personal observations. Interpretation of the results was then carried out by comparing parallel and dissimilar ideas which were then used as focus for discussion. Outcomes support the theory that communities of practice and reflective inquiry are valuable teacher training tools.

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