Open Session
[Zoom] This session is open to anyone
Short Presentation
Teaching and the Teacher: Exploring Our Professional Life Cycle
In this interactive session, participants will be invited to reflect on their own teaching career within the life cycle framework as proposed by Sikes (1985), Fessler (1985), and Huberman (1989; 2001). Using the five phases in Sikes' life cycle model and exploring the concepts of growth, challenges and transformation, participants will be encouraged to discuss their own journey as educators in pairs/groups. Finally, everyone will be asked to share their thoughts, opinions and comments with the whole group.
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I am particularly interested in communication theory and its application to ELT. I would also call myself a reflexive practitioner, thinking of new and dynamic ways to approach the art and craft of teaching. I have published a number of textbooks here in Japan dealing with communication, writing skills, and vocabulary building.