Understanding Expertise in Teaching: Case Studies of Second Language Teachers

Cambridge Applied Linguistics

by Amy B.M. Tsui

The author clarifies the nature of expertise in language teaching, its development, and how teachers employ it. This book is the first detailed study of what expertise in language teaching consists of and how it develops in language teachers. Exploring the classroom practices of her subjects in four illuminating case studies, Tsui succeeds in clarifying the nature of expertise in language teaching, the factors that shape and influence its development, and how teachers employ their expertise in teaching. In the process, the author critically examines an extensive literature on teacher cognition and shows how teachers' theories, knowledge, experience, and goals shape their classroom practices and their ability to move from novice to expert.

Paperback

First published March 31, 2003

About the author

See also Amy O. Tsui

Reviews

[Daniel Guilherme]

It provided good insight into the expertise in the ESL world, however, I felt so unpleasant reading how the author described the "not-that-good" teachers while comparing them to the most expert ones.