Developing Educator Expertise to Work with Adolescent English Learners – Module 1

Introduction to Key Constructs

By Aída Walqui

Module 1 focuses on the field of teaching and learning as a whole, professionalism, and the need to develop a knowledge base. These concepts are introduced and will be an integral part of the entire series. In subsequent modules, they will be applied through diverse lenses to the education of adolescent English Learners in the United States.

• Overview

• Introduction

• Part 1: What Is Teacher Expertise and How Does It Develop?

• Part 2: Professionalism

• Part 3: A Brief Historical Review of the Practice of Teaching English as a Second Language

• References