LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 12 December 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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Continuous Professional Development for ESL Teachers of
Professional Courses

E. Krishna Chaitanya, M.A., M.Phil., PGCTE & PGDTE
K. Durga Bavani, Ph.D.

Abstract

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is a lifelong learning approach to planning, managing and benefiting from one’s own development. Among the several models that CPD offers to language teachers, Collaborative Action Research is found to be extremely useful in the Indian context of teaching ESP courses. This paper elaborates on the benefits of Action Research apart from tracing out the other means of CPD available to teachers in the field.

Key Words: CPD, ELT, ESL, CAR

Objectives of the Paper

The primary objective of this paper is to show how action research can become an effective CPD model of ESL teacher development in the context of teaching English to the engineering students. Secondly, it tries to explore some of the channels of CPD for ESL teachers to benefit from.

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E. Krishna Chaitanya, M.A., M.Phil., PGCTE & PGDTE
Ph.D. Research Scholar
University College of Arts & Social Science
Osmania University, Hyderabad
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
India
ekcr.81@gmail.com

K. Durga Bavani, Ph.D.
Professor & Head
Department of English
Osmania University College for Women (OUCW)
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
India

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