Description:
Donald Freeman examines how core ideas and practices in educating second language teachers relate to and differ from teacher education in other content areas.
Brief description: Donald Freeman is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Michigan.
Review Quotes: "Educating Second Language Teachers is strongly supported by Freeman's vast experience in language teaching education. The author addresses a broad audience of experienced and novice language teachers, supervisors and trainers...Educating Second Language Teachers contributes to the field of language education by relating (second) language methodologies to historical movements and key generational shifts. Freeman not only revises old notions, but he also provides a new design theory and poses central challenges in teaching languages, which will benefit all readers. While novice teachers will gain a complete and up-dated picture, experienced professionals will feel stimulated by the dynamic perspective on linguistic matters. Undoubtedly the book offers a solid foundation that will bolster the language preparation of new generations of language teachers."--Linguist List