Community of Practice: An Effective Way to ESL Teacher Professional Development in Vocational Colleges

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Communities of Practice; Vocational Education; College Second Language Programs; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Faculty Development; Training Methods; Educational Practices; Foreign Countries

1916-4742

Teacher professional development is essential to English teaching reform in vocational colleges. Community of practice presents a new way for professional development of ESL teachers in vocational colleges in China. This paper introduces and discusses the process of creating and exploring ESL teacher community of practice in a vocational college. And it points out that teacher community of practice is an effective way to teacher professional development.

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2018

EJ1183448