THE ROLE OF TEACHERS IN THE

21st CENTURY

Ujlakyné Szűcs Éva

Senior lecturerKecskemét CollegeTeacher Training FacultyForeign Language Institute

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1. THE CHANGING ROLE OF SCHOOLS

• SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

• PLACE OF EDUCATING CHILDREN ACCORDING TO THE

NEEDS OF SOCIETY

PLACE WHERE CHILDREN ARE EDUCATED

ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES (PARENTS

ALSO HAVE A WORD IN SCHOOL PROGRAMS)

• TEACH LEARNERS WHAT THEY HAVE TO KNOW

TEACH LEARNERS HOW TO LEARN

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2.THE CHANGING ROLE OF TEACHERS

CONTEXT OF CHILDREN

•SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

• EDUCATOR

SUPPORTER

• LEADER

FACILITATOR

• PSYCHOLOGIST

EXPERT

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• FREE TIME ACTIVITY ORGANISER

ENTERTAINER

• AUTHORITY

MANAGER

• FAMILY AND PARENT

ADVISOR

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5 CONTEXT OF TEACHING

• LECTURER

ORGANISER OF LEARNING PROCESS

• USER OF CURRICULA

RESEARCHER, SYLLABUS-MAKER

• USER OF TEXTBOOKS

TEXTBOOK WRITER

• CHALKFACE

TECHNICIAN, IT EXPERT, PHOTOCOPY MASTER

• MASTER OF THE PROFESSION

ARTIST OF THE PROFESSION

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CONTEXT OF SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

• COLLEAGUE AND INDIVIDUUM

• EMPLOYEE AND SOURCE OF CHANGE

• BOSS AND TEAM-MEMBER

• TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL

MONEY MAKER (APPLICATIONS, PR)

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3. COMPONENTS OF TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE

Content knowledge (their subjects)

Pedagogic content knowledge (adapt content according to learners’ needs)

General pedagogic knowledge (e.g. classroom management, planning, aids and resources, assessment)

Curricular knowledge

Contextual knowledge (learners’ characteristics, school norms, community ecpectations)

Process knowledge (study skills, team skills, observational skills, ability to relate to learners, peers and parents)

Source: J. Roberts (1998) Language Teacher Education London: Arnold

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4. THE IDEAL TEACHER IN THE 21ST CENTURY

TEACHERS IN THE FUTURE CAN• DEVELOP STUDENTS’ SKILLS

• UNDERSTAND THEIR STUDENTS’ PROBLEMS

• BUILD ON KNOWLEDGE GAINED OUTSIDE THEIR

CLASSROOM

• DEVELOP THEIR OWN KNOWLEDGE BASE

• TEACH THEIR STUDENTS HOW TO DEVELOP

• SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS IN LEARNING AND IN

LIFE

• INITIATE CHANGES IN SCHOOLS

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BE • UNDERSTANDING

• WELL-PREPARED BOTH IN THEIR

SUBJECTS AND IN PEDAGOGY

• PROFFESSIONALS RATHER THAN

MASTERS

• FACILITATORS

• OPEN TOWARDS THE NEEDS OF THE

LEARNER

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USEFUL LINKS

Teachers meeting the challenge of change (Green Paper, 1988

www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingreforms/

J. Roberts (1998) Language Teacher Education London: Arnold