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This paper reports on how a group of secondary teachers adapted their subject teaching to include English Language Learners (ELLs). It explores how they described their professional learning about teaching ELLs. It reflects on the influences that appear to affect teachers' learning..

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These teachers had experienced many years of professional development on teaching ELLs, yet seemed to have resisted making research-informed changes to their teaching. Instead, they mostly relied on their own teaching experience to guide their practice.

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This page is a summary of: A Conflict between Experience and Professional Learning: Subject Teachers’ Beliefs about Teaching English Language Learners, RELC Journal, February 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0033688216631221.
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