COMPETENCE AND PERFORMANCE INLANGUAGE TEACHINGJack C Richards 能力与绩效 语言教学讲解杰克C理查兹.pdf

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1、COMPETENCEANDPERFORMANCEINLANGUAGETEACHINGJackCRichardsAdjunctProfessor,RegionalLanguageCentre,SingaporeIntroductionWhatisitthatlanguageteachersneedtoknowanddotobeeffectiveclassroompractitionersandlanguageteachingprofessionals?Howisthisknowledgeandpract

2、iceacquired?Andhowdoesitchangeovertime?Theissueoflanguageteachers’knowledgeandskillbaseisfundamentaltoourunderstandingofeffectiveteachingandtoapproachestolanguageteachereducation.InthispaperIwanttoexploretheknowledge,beliefsandskillsthatlanguageteachers

3、makeuseofintheirpractice.Myfocusisontheunderstandingsandpracticesofthoseteacherswhowouldgenerallyberegardedbytheirpeersasexemplarylanguageteachingprofessionals.Weallrecognizethoseteacherswhenweworkwiththem.Butwhatdistinguishesthewaytheyunderstandandappr

4、oachtheirwork?IntryingtoanswerthisquestionIwillfocusontencoredimensionsoflanguageteachingexpertiseandpractice.Theyarenotinanyhierarchicalrelationshipandthereissomeoverlapamongthembuttheyhelplayoutsomeofthebasicterritoryandwillhopefullyhelpconceptualiset

5、henatureofcompetence,expertiseandprofessionalisminlanguageteaching.Butfirstawordofcaution.Thenatureofwhatwemeanbyeffectivenessinteachingisnotalwayseasytodefinebecauseconceptionsofgoodteachingdifferfromculturetoculture(Tsui2009).Insomeculturesagoodteache

6、risonewhocontrolsanddirectslearnersandwhomaintainsarespectfuldistancebetweentheteacherandthelearners.Learnersarethemoreorlesspassiverecipientsoftheteacher’sexpertise.Teachingisviewedasateacher-controlledanddirectedprocess.Inotherculturestheteachermaybev

7、iewedmoreasafacilitator.Theabilitytoformcloseinterpersonalrelationswithstudentsishighlyvaluedandthereisastrongemphasisonindividuallearnercreativityandindependentlearning.Studentsmayevenbeencouragedto1questionandchallengewhattheteachersays.Thesedifferent

8、understandingsofgoodteachingarereflectedinthefollowingteachercomments:WhenIpresentareadingtexttotheclass,thestudentsexpectmetogothroughitwordbywordandexplaineverypointofvocabularyorgrammar.TheywouldbeuncomfortableifIleftitforthem