Preparing English Teachers for Today’s Context: Researching Effective Practice through Methods Courses

English Education System in International Marketing Based on Digital Marketing

“…Education continues to develop over time and technological developments support the development of the education system. The English education system is very important in improving international communication (Pasternak, Caughlan, Hallman, Renzi, & Rush, 2017). Education needs to pay attention to the psychology of students and needs to pay attention to the growth and development of students.…”

“…The artistic approach to teaching English in English language education encounters various challenges, including the adaptation of technological developments, the development of English theory and its application in practice, and the diversity of students, especially students with mother tongues other than English (Pasternak, Caughlan, Hallman, Renzi, & Rush, 2017). Future educators learn about puberty and the connections between this concept and how to teach English.…”

Literacy in Teacher Education: “It’s the Context, Stupid”

“…I was invited to write this article because of my place within the power structure of literacy teacher education, a status I have cultivated over many decades of work. My positioning includes conducting a study of English education methods course syllabi (Smagorinsky & Whiting, 1995); editing a volume updating that work in light of field-wide developments over the span of two decades (Pasternak, Caughlan, Hallman, Renzi, & Rush, 2018); studying a range of beginning teachers through the Center on Learning and Achievement (e.g., Smagorinsky & Barnes, 2014); producing materials for teaching pedagogical methods in teacher education courses (e.g., Smagorinsky, 2018a); conducting current longitudinal research following teachers since 2010 as their careers unfold across multiple contexts (e.g., Smagorinsky, 2018b);teaching initial certification courses for three decades; participating in a wide range of educational summits and the publications they produced (Dickson & Smagorinsky, 2006); developing and teaching in pedagogical programs in the United States and in Guadalajara, Mexico; and engaging in many more teacher education activities than space limitations make advisable to list any further.…”