Professional Development through On-line CoPs: A Case Study of EFL Teachers in China

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Professional Development through On-line CoPs A
Case Study of EFL Teachers in China Ping
Wang s4109281_at_student.uq.edu.au 17 August 2007
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Overview

• The issues
• Literature review
• Research Design
• Conclusion

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The issues and significance

• The issues
• English teacher professional development
  needs
• The significance

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Transformative learning

• Mezirow (2000)
• Boyd (1988)
• Freire (1998)

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Three elements of transformative learning

• Reflection Dewey (1933) Schon(1983)
• Interaction in social context

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Models of Professional Development (PD)
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On-line Communities of Practice (CoPs)
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An example of on-line CoP for PD
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Research design

• A case study is an empirical inquiry that
  investigates a contemporary phenomenon within its
  real-life context -- Yin (2003 p.13)

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• Research site and the participants
• Research site one Chinese university
• The participants
• 30 teachers for the survey
• four teachers for the case study

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Pre PDPDPost PD
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Conclusion
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Thank you

• Constructive suggestions are appreciated!