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Why practice makes perfect sense : the past, present and future potential of the PPP paradigm in language teacher education
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Anderson, Jason (2016) Why practice makes perfect sense : the past, present and future potential of the PPP paradigm in language teacher education. English Language Teaching Education and Development (ELTED), 19 (1). pp. 14-22. ISSN 1365-3741.
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Abstract
Among the many lesson planning paradigms used in English language teacher education over the last 40 years, PPP has proven to be one of the most popular and most durable (see Figure 1) despite regular criticism in literature emanating from the Anglophone centre of ELT theory. After presenting a brief history of the paradigm and outlining the main criticisms directed at PPP, especially in the 1990s, I discuss some important research findings from SLA studies since the turn of the century that lend support to PPP-type lesson structures. I briefly analyse parallels between PPP and other teaching paradigms deriving from skill learning theory, linking these paradigms to the expectations of many learners worldwide, and the organisation of content in many mainstream ELT coursebooks. I identify three potential contexts for using PPP, including that of primary and secondary teachers working in low- and middle-income countries, and describe a PPP lesson structure from my own work as a teacher and teacher trainer compatible with best practice in mainstream teaching.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics P Language and Literature > PE English |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Second language acquisition , Language and languages -- Study and teaching, Language teachers -- Training of, English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers, English teachers -- Training of | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | English Language Teaching Education and Development (ELTED) | ||||||
| Publisher: | Department of Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1365-3741 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 10 July 2016 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 19 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 14-22 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 27 September 2022 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 27 September 2022 | ||||||
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