An Action Research Study on Facilitating Collaborative English Teaching through Native and Non-Native Teachers’ Professional Learning Community

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 課程與教學研究所碩士班 === 104 === English becomes the essential communicative tool of global citizens. In order to meet the international trend, Ministry of Education (MOE) recruits foreign English Teachers to co-teach with local English teachers in public high school and elementary schools t...

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Main Authors: Mei-Yu Lien, 連美郁
Other Authors: Chieh-Han Chen
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/30620791840444960192
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Summary:碩士 === 淡江大學 === 課程與教學研究所碩士班 === 104 === English becomes the essential communicative tool of global citizens. In order to meet the international trend, Ministry of Education (MOE) recruits foreign English Teachers to co-teach with local English teachers in public high school and elementary schools to promote English instruction. The purpose of this study is to investigate the process, conflicts, and resolutions of the action plans on facilitating collaborative English teaching through native and non-native teachers’ professional learning community (PLC) and the influence on collaborative teaching of native and non-native teachers. Action research method was adopted in the study. Researcher implemented 3 cycles of action plans to promote station collaborative teaching through native and non-native English teachers’ PLC in Marine Elementary School (Pseudonym), New Taipei City to improve collaborative teaching of native and non-native teachers. Data collected included: observation, interviews, and documents. The researcher got the knowledge of the professional growth and reflection, and the change of communication and collaboration between native and non-native teachers through the action plans. The findings are as following: (1)Open lessons promote the clear objectives of the PLC. (2)Station Teaching facilitates the change of the roles of native and non-native teachers in collaborative teaching. (3)The leadership will influence the development of the PLC. According to the findings, the researcher offers the suggestions to the schools, and the co-teachers and to future research.