from Part IV - Institutionalizing the Genres Approach
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 April 2026
This final chapter examines changes that would be needed for teacher education to accord with the genres approach. Teacher practice across three genres of teaching entails substantially more theoretical knowledge and more demanding pedagogical expertise than is currently expected. A major goal of the genres approach is to shift teaching from a mimetic practice learned through enculturation into established pedagogical cultures to an intellectually grounded practice based in learning theory. This is achieved through a theory-to-practice sequence as is found in medical education. Divided into four phases, the proposed program structure encompasses a full undergraduate degree and a two-year master’s degree: Phase 1, learning theories and associated pedagogies; Phase 2, crossdisciplinary analysis and practice of individual pedagogies; Phase 3, coordinating multiple pedagogies; Phase 4, teaching internship.
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