As demand for ongoing teacher professional development grows, interest in peer coaching through teacher observations has been on the rise. One hindrance to the successful implementation of peer coaching has been teachers’ general lack of ability to analyze their peers’ lessons and provide useful feedback. We implemented an online peer-coaching program for five Korean primary school English teachers, aiming to better understand the nature of the teachers’ abilities to observe, analyze, and exchange feedback in order to enhance their self-reflection and mutual learning. We found that, in peer coaching, teachers need to (a) engage in internal dialogues using their own knowledge and experience to interpret their peers’ behaviors and intentions (which we refer to as intradialogues) and then (b) verbalize their intradialogues, in the process dynamically modifying and negotiating the content with others (referred to as interdialogues). A qualitative examination of both types of dialogues over a 4- month period revealed the abilities necessary for effective peer coaching. Such abilities, which we call dialogic competence, comprise attitudinal elements and actional elements.
목차
Abstract Introduction Literature Review Peer Coaching: Venue for Reciprocal Learning Online TPD Dialogic Competence in Peer Coaching Methods Participants Procedure Analysis Findings and Discussions Research Question 1: What Are the Components of Dialogic Competence? Being aware of one’s own bias in observation Non-egocentric participation and consideration for peers’ feelings Openness to change Dialogic competence: Progression along the monological–dialogical continuum Research Question 2: What External Factors Influence Dialogic Processes in Online Peer Coaching? Anonymity: Providing a safe zone for dialogues as well as potentially limiting meaningful dialogues Criticalness: Being contextually defined and influenced by teachers’ L2 proficiency Conclusions and Implications The Authors References
키워드
primary Englishpeer coachingprofessional developmentEnglish as a foreign languagecompetencedialogueteacher educationonline trainingEnglish only
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
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간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.13 No.2