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Cascade training model for scaling EFL teacher development

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Description

The cascade model is a tiered training structure in which "the participants are both the subjects and agents of change" (Gilpin, 1997, as cited). Phonics experts train a group of well-performed EFL teachers as provincial-level trainers, who then train local trainers at county level, so training benefit cascades downward to ordinary EFL teachers. The article presents it as a means of saving time, reducing cost and producing more EFL teachers, enabling local departments to conduct training independently.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • A group of well-performed EFL teachers with an English diploma must be recruited and assessed (oral test, written test, trial teaching, descriptive assessment) before serving as trainers

Constraints

  • The article notes cascade training raises a sustainability-or-dilution concern via Gilpin (1997), and implementation faced resistance from principals and heavy teacher workloads

Target Learners

  • In-service rural primary EFL teachers (Zhuangang teachers)

Learning Goals

  • English pronunciation and phonics knowledge
  • English teaching skills and training skills

Claims

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Key Sources

  • Kang, Y., & Liang, L. (2018). The Effect of EFL Teachers’ Training in Rural West China: Evidence From Phonics-oriented Program. English Language Teaching, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n3p40
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title Cascade training model for scaling EFL teacher development
description The cascade model is a tiered training structure in which "the participants are both the subjects and agents of change" (Gilpin, 1997, as cited).
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