Using Video to Support Teacher Reflection and Development in ELT
Laura Baecher [+–]
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York.
Steve Mann [+–]
University of Warwick
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Steve Mann is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. He has previously lectured at both Aston University and University of Birmingham. He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English Language Teaching and teacher development. He completed his PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1984 and worked in schools in England teaching English and Drama before turning to ELT in 1985. In Hong Kong, Steve worked in schools in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in two-year British Council Teaching Scheme. In Japan, Steve worked in schools and developed specialist materials for teacher training and workplace interaction. His growing interest in the development of English in professional settings led to a two year project with American Express, Tokyo. His work at Aston University was mostly in the area of ELT Methodology. He worked at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham before coming to Warwick.
Cecilia Nobre [+–]
University of Warwick
Cecilia Nobre holds a Master’s Degree in ELT with a specialty in Teacher Education from the University of Warwick where she is currently a PhD student.
Currently, there are many research articles across a wide array of teacher education journals that present promising practices in video as a tool in teacher learning, but no practitioner-friendly text that organizes a variety of approaches for application in the field. This book fills that gap by helping educators to greatly expand their repertoire and confidence in introducing, designing, implementing, and assessing video- based professional development. The authors focus on the variety of ways in which video can support and encourage reflection, increase awareness, foster collaboration, share practice, provide a tool for analysis, aid in materials production, and establish online communities of practice.
Video allows more possibilities for context-sensitive noticing, editing, sharing, repackaging, and tagging, especially in combination with screen-capture software, and there is an increasing array of tools that can be harnessed to support teacher learning and reflection. These can help to make aspects of classrooms, methodology and learning more concrete and visible. Across the chapters, the book draws on a growing community of educators using video in a wide range of approaches and features some of their experiences and views through data and vignettes. In doing so, this text acts as a conduit for innovative and effective video and visual media use in language teacher education.
Table of Contents
Prelims
Acknowledgements viii
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York.
University of Warwick
Steve Mann is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. He has previously lectured at both Aston University and University of Birmingham. He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English Language Teaching and teacher development. He completed his PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1984 and worked in schools in England teaching English and Drama before turning to ELT in 1985. In Hong Kong, Steve worked in schools in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in two-year British Council Teaching Scheme. In Japan, Steve worked in schools and developed specialist materials for teacher training and workplace interaction. His growing interest in the development of English in professional settings led to a two year project with American Express, Tokyo. His work at Aston University was mostly in the area of ELT Methodology. He worked at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham before coming to Warwick.
University of Warwick
Cecilia Nobre holds a Master’s Degree in ELT with a specialty in Teacher Education from the University of Warwick where she is currently a PhD student.
Brock University
Thomas S.C. Farrell is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Brock University, Canada. His professional interests include Reflective Practice, and Language Teacher Education & Development. He has published widely and has presented at major conferences worldwide on these topics. His webpage is: www.reflectiveinquiry.ca
Introduction
Introduction [+–] 1-5
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York.
University of Warwick
Steve Mann is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. He has previously lectured at both Aston University and University of Birmingham. He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English Language Teaching and teacher development. He completed his PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1984 and worked in schools in England teaching English and Drama before turning to ELT in 1985. In Hong Kong, Steve worked in schools in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in two-year British Council Teaching Scheme. In Japan, Steve worked in schools and developed specialist materials for teacher training and workplace interaction. His growing interest in the development of English in professional settings led to a two year project with American Express, Tokyo. His work at Aston University was mostly in the area of ELT Methodology. He worked at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham before coming to Warwick.
University of Warwick
Cecilia Nobre holds a Master’s Degree in ELT with a specialty in Teacher Education from the University of Warwick where she is currently a PhD student.
Background to the book, about the authors, aims and scope of the book and a bit about the Covid pandemic as relates to teaching.
Chapter 1
Video and Teacher Development [+–] 6-21
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York.
University of Warwick
Steve Mann is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. He has previously lectured at both Aston University and University of Birmingham. He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English Language Teaching and teacher development. He completed his PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1984 and worked in schools in England teaching English and Drama before turning to ELT in 1985. In Hong Kong, Steve worked in schools in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in two-year British Council Teaching Scheme. In Japan, Steve worked in schools and developed specialist materials for teacher training and workplace interaction. His growing interest in the development of English in professional settings led to a two year project with American Express, Tokyo. His work at Aston University was mostly in the area of ELT Methodology. He worked at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham before coming to Warwick.
University of Warwick
Cecilia Nobre holds a Master’s Degree in ELT with a specialty in Teacher Education from the University of Warwick where she is currently a PhD student.
This opening chapter establishes the fundamental reasons why video is increasingly being used for language teacher development, thus providing a solid, research-informed rationale for the chapters which follow. In presenting the rationale and research base for using video, this chapter highlights key arguments for the value of video for teacher learning.
Chapter 2
The Context of Video Use [+–] 22-37
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York.
University of Warwick
Steve Mann is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. He has previously lectured at both Aston University and University of Birmingham. He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English Language Teaching and teacher development. He completed his PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1984 and worked in schools in England teaching English and Drama before turning to ELT in 1985. In Hong Kong, Steve worked in schools in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in two-year British Council Teaching Scheme. In Japan, Steve worked in schools and developed specialist materials for teacher training and workplace interaction. His growing interest in the development of English in professional settings led to a two year project with American Express, Tokyo. His work at Aston University was mostly in the area of ELT Methodology. He worked at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham before coming to Warwick.
University of Warwick
Cecilia Nobre holds a Master’s Degree in ELT with a specialty in Teacher Education from the University of Warwick where she is currently a PhD student.
The importance of context is the focus of this chapter, and it considers the relationship between context (where the video use will be taking place) and the actors (who will be making video-based choices and who will be engaged in the learning process). This chapter connects particular language training contexts to appropriate selection of video materials and methodology.
Chapter 3
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York.
University of Warwick
Steve Mann is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. He has previously lectured at both Aston University and University of Birmingham. He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English Language Teaching and teacher development. He completed his PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1984 and worked in schools in England teaching English and Drama before turning to ELT in 1985. In Hong Kong, Steve worked in schools in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in two-year British Council Teaching Scheme. In Japan, Steve worked in schools and developed specialist materials for teacher training and workplace interaction. His growing interest in the development of English in professional settings led to a two year project with American Express, Tokyo. His work at Aston University was mostly in the area of ELT Methodology. He worked at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham before coming to Warwick.
University of Warwick
Cecilia Nobre holds a Master’s Degree in ELT with a specialty in Teacher Education from the University of Warwick where she is currently a PhD student.
This chapter explores four educational purposes for video: videoconferencing, video production, screencasting, and the use of video repositories. These approaches can be used in any local ELT context, using minimal technology and free, open-access resources. What these approaches share is their potential for engaging teacher-learners and supporting their understanding of instruction and themselves as instructors, through the medium of video.
Chapter 4
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York.
University of Warwick
Steve Mann is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. He has previously lectured at both Aston University and University of Birmingham. He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English Language Teaching and teacher development. He completed his PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1984 and worked in schools in England teaching English and Drama before turning to ELT in 1985. In Hong Kong, Steve worked in schools in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in two-year British Council Teaching Scheme. In Japan, Steve worked in schools and developed specialist materials for teacher training and workplace interaction. His growing interest in the development of English in professional settings led to a two year project with American Express, Tokyo. His work at Aston University was mostly in the area of ELT Methodology. He worked at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham before coming to Warwick.
University of Warwick
Cecilia Nobre holds a Master’s Degree in ELT with a specialty in Teacher Education from the University of Warwick where she is currently a PhD student.
This chapter reviews some of the main reasons to explicitly develop non-judgmental observation techniques that support descriptive looking at ELT classrooms via video—namely bias and blinders. Several strategies for what a scaffolded approach can look like are presented, offering a stepwise approach to clarify implementation. Employing these descriptive noticing strategies leads to more effective video analysis, guiding teachers to start with learning to observe objects like classroom photos, student work, or audio non-evaluatively before engaging in a review of video.
Chapter 5
Reflecting through Video: Self-Observation [+–] 79-93
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York.
University of Warwick
Steve Mann is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. He has previously lectured at both Aston University and University of Birmingham. He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English Language Teaching and teacher development. He completed his PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1984 and worked in schools in England teaching English and Drama before turning to ELT in 1985. In Hong Kong, Steve worked in schools in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in two-year British Council Teaching Scheme. In Japan, Steve worked in schools and developed specialist materials for teacher training and workplace interaction. His growing interest in the development of English in professional settings led to a two year project with American Express, Tokyo. His work at Aston University was mostly in the area of ELT Methodology. He worked at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham before coming to Warwick.
University of Warwick
Cecilia Nobre holds a Master’s Degree in ELT with a specialty in Teacher Education from the University of Warwick where she is currently a PhD student.
Observing teaching descriptively may feel awkward or difficult at first, as we prevent ourselves from rushing to judgment (our natural tendency). Using techniques like tallying, classroom mapping, and annotating support the viewer in slowing down and looking more intensively at particular aspects of classroom interaction. As teachers shift to looking at their own, rather than others’ practice, continued methodical, careful looking can help us see even more deeply and more extensively. In this chapter, how video review of self connects to high quality reflective practice and how individuals may proceed with self-examination of their teaching via video is examined.
Chapter 6
Video Observation with Peers [+–] 94-109
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York.
University of Warwick
Steve Mann is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. He has previously lectured at both Aston University and University of Birmingham. He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English Language Teaching and teacher development. He completed his PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1984 and worked in schools in England teaching English and Drama before turning to ELT in 1985. In Hong Kong, Steve worked in schools in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in two-year British Council Teaching Scheme. In Japan, Steve worked in schools and developed specialist materials for teacher training and workplace interaction. His growing interest in the development of English in professional settings led to a two year project with American Express, Tokyo. His work at Aston University was mostly in the area of ELT Methodology. He worked at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham before coming to Warwick.
University of Warwick
Cecilia Nobre holds a Master’s Degree in ELT with a specialty in Teacher Education from the University of Warwick where she is currently a PhD student.
This chapter frames the research on using video in peer reflection, especially as part of creating a shared vision of practice, and then provides several concrete strategies for approaching a peer-review process. It concludes with an example of how both self- and peer-observation can be combined to fuel institutional-level change.
Chapter 7
The Role of Video in Supervision [+–] 110-128
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York.
University of Warwick
Steve Mann is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. He has previously lectured at both Aston University and University of Birmingham. He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English Language Teaching and teacher development. He completed his PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1984 and worked in schools in England teaching English and Drama before turning to ELT in 1985. In Hong Kong, Steve worked in schools in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in two-year British Council Teaching Scheme. In Japan, Steve worked in schools and developed specialist materials for teacher training and workplace interaction. His growing interest in the development of English in professional settings led to a two year project with American Express, Tokyo. His work at Aston University was mostly in the area of ELT Methodology. He worked at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham before coming to Warwick.
University of Warwick
Cecilia Nobre holds a Master’s Degree in ELT with a specialty in Teacher Education from the University of Warwick where she is currently a PhD student.
This chapter explores how the introduction of video into the supervisory process can be made less stressful–rather than more so–when video is introduced. Video review can enable teachers to become self-assessors as part of the supervision cycle, and supervisors can also be invited to engage in self-review of their conferencing skills. The chapter focuses on three ways video supports teacher learning in supervisory contexts: the affordances of video in combination with on-site observation, the long-term benefits to teachers of a program of video-based supervision, and a video-enhanced analysis tool (VEO / www.veo.co.uk).
Chapter 8
Video in Research [+–] 129-144
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York.
University of Warwick
Steve Mann is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. He has previously lectured at both Aston University and University of Birmingham. He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English Language Teaching and teacher development. He completed his PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1984 and worked in schools in England teaching English and Drama before turning to ELT in 1985. In Hong Kong, Steve worked in schools in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in two-year British Council Teaching Scheme. In Japan, Steve worked in schools and developed specialist materials for teacher training and workplace interaction. His growing interest in the development of English in professional settings led to a two year project with American Express, Tokyo. His work at Aston University was mostly in the area of ELT Methodology. He worked at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham before coming to Warwick.
University of Warwick
Cecilia Nobre holds a Master’s Degree in ELT with a specialty in Teacher Education from the University of Warwick where she is currently a PhD student.
This final chapter offers a review of the ways in which video can be employed and conceptualized in TESOL and Applied Linguistics research. As discussed in previous chapters, the availability of digital video has changed how educators communicate and learn about teaching, but also how research is conducted. This chapter explores the role of video in capturing data from complex classroom interactions and recording informant experience and beliefs vital to research. Video has become a popular data collection tool for those undertaking educational research, offering a resource that can be very helpful in pinning down temporal aspects, activities, and sequences of events.
End Matter
References 145-160
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York.
University of Warwick
Steve Mann is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. He has previously lectured at both Aston University and University of Birmingham. He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English Language Teaching and teacher development. He completed his PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1984 and worked in schools in England teaching English and Drama before turning to ELT in 1985. In Hong Kong, Steve worked in schools in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in two-year British Council Teaching Scheme. In Japan, Steve worked in schools and developed specialist materials for teacher training and workplace interaction. His growing interest in the development of English in professional settings led to a two year project with American Express, Tokyo. His work at Aston University was mostly in the area of ELT Methodology. He worked at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham before coming to Warwick.
University of Warwick
Cecilia Nobre holds a Master’s Degree in ELT with a specialty in Teacher Education from the University of Warwick where she is currently a PhD student.
Index 161-163
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York.
University of Warwick
Steve Mann is Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. He has previously lectured at both Aston University and University of Birmingham. He has experience in Hong Kong, Japan and Europe in both English Language Teaching and teacher development. He completed his PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1984 and worked in schools in England teaching English and Drama before turning to ELT in 1985. In Hong Kong, Steve worked in schools in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in two-year British Council Teaching Scheme. In Japan, Steve worked in schools and developed specialist materials for teacher training and workplace interaction. His growing interest in the development of English in professional settings led to a two year project with American Express, Tokyo. His work at Aston University was mostly in the area of ELT Methodology. He worked at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham before coming to Warwick.
University of Warwick
Cecilia Nobre holds a Master’s Degree in ELT with a specialty in Teacher Education from the University of Warwick where she is currently a PhD student.
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