English Teaching Preparation
On Thursday, 14th February, 2019, Mayyer Ling Binti Mohammad Tony Ling gave a FASS seminar titled 'Advancing Achievement through Value-Added Measures: A Study on English Teacher Preparation in Brunei' describing the research she has conducted together with Dr Rinni Marliyana Binti Haji Amran which will soon appear as a chapter in the book English Language Teacher Preparation in Asia: Policy, Research and Practice, edited by S. Zein and R. Stroupe, and published by Routledge. The research was conducted under the Activity Theory framework developed by Engeström (2001). |
Teachers from Brunei-Muara, Tutong and Belait who had begun their careers before 2014 were interviewed about their experienes in teaching English and also their impressions of the Brunei Teachers’ Standard – Teacher Performance Appraisal (BTS-TPA) appraisal system which was implemented in 2014 and the first cycle of which was completed in 2017. Some issues with the BTS-TPA that were highlighted include:
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References
Engeström, Y. (2001). Expansive learning at work: Toward an activity theoretical reconceptualization. Journal of Education and Work, 14(1), 133–156.