Developing Language Educators’ Understanding of Assessment Reform Discourse and Practices: School-University Collaborative Action Research as Praxis
Dr. Cheri Chan
Abstract
This talk explores the tensions and complexities of developing second language teachers and teacher educators’ understanding of assessment literacy through a collaborative action research project in the context of language assessment reform in Hong Kong. Drawing on the principles of critical discourse analysis and social theories, I will share textual data from the study (interviews, emails and meeting transcripts) and examine school-university collaboration through the lens of praxis to show how teachers and teacher educators learnt together as professionals – what worked and what didn’t work. Findings and implications for school-university partnership as praxis for the professional development of language teachers in the context of education reform will be discussed.
Speaker
Assistant Professor, Professional Development Coordinator, School-University Partnership, Division of English Language Education, The University of Hong Kong
About the Speaker
Dr. Cheri CHAN is a teacher educator in the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong. She is a winner of the HKU Teaching Excellence Awards 2014. Dr. Chan’s current research interests include critical research in teaching and learning and professional development practices for English language teachers, including mentoring and school-university partnership.
Date
28 April 2016 (Thursday), 12:45 - 02:00pm
Location
Room 205, 2nd Floor, Runme Shaw Building , HKU
Chair
Professor Angel Lin
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