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The role of lesson study in teacher learning and professional development of EFL teachers in Turkey: A case study
Author(s) -
Yalcin Arslan Fadime
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
tesol journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.468
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1949-3533
pISSN - 1056-7941
DOI - 10.1002/tesj.409
Subject(s) - lesson study , professional development , psychology , mathematics education , english as a foreign language , faculty development , quality (philosophy) , pedagogy , foreign language , teacher quality , process (computing) , teacher education , teaching method , computer science , engineering , philosophy , metric (unit) , operations management , epistemology , operating system
The lesson study ( jugyoukenkyuu ) approach to professional development, used in Japan and various regions of North America, encourages teachers to reflect on their teaching in order to improve its overall quality. The purpose of the current study is to analyze the influence of this approach on the professional development of English as a foreign language ( EFL ) preservice teachers in Turkey. The lesson study format was new to all participants, and data were collected from research lessons, observations, and reflections during the teaching process. The findings suggest that lesson study contributes to teacher learning by providing teachers with concrete examples of practice.