The development of foreign-language teachers’ expertise during their pre- and in-service training in Japan and in Finland

Anneli Sarja & Harumi Ito (Naruto University of Education, Japan)

This project is funded partly by the Japanese Ministry of Education and Culture (MEXT). The purpose is to compare the development of foreign-language teachers’ professional identity in their pre- and in-service training. In this study, we seek to identify the key points that either promote or hinder the development of new practices.

Publications:

Sarja, A. & Ito, H. 2013. Pre-service and in-service foreign language teacher education in Finland. Bulletin of Center for Collaboration in Community. Naruto University of Education No. 27, Feb., 111-117.

Further information: Anneli Sarja, anneli.sarja@jyu.fi