Language teacher agency / Jian Tao, Xuesong (Andy) Gao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tao, Jian, author.

Gao, Xuesong (Andy), author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in language teaching, 2632-4415.

Cambridge elements. Elements in language teaching, 2632-4415

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Teaching, Freedom of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

This Element aims to elucidate the concept of language teacher agency by exploring the 'what' question, offering major conceptualisations of agency and explaining how they shape the way we approach teacher agency. The authors then continue with the 'why' question, and elaborate on the reasons that language teacher agency matters, based on a discussion of the varied purposes of teacher agency at multiple levels. They also acknowledge that teacher agency does not operate alone, and discuss how it intersects with such concepts as teacher identity, emotion, belief and knowledge. Based on this, they identify ways to promote teacher agency through making changes to contexts and/or actors. They then introduce the concept of collective agency and propose a multi-layered model based on an illustrative study. The Element ends with a call for a trans-perspective on understanding language teacher agency so as to facilitate the professional development of language teachers.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Language Teacher Agency

Contents

1 Introduction

2 What Is Agency?

2.1 Agency As Individuals' Intentional Acts in Social Cognitive Theory

2.2 Agency As a Socioculturally Mediated Capacity in Sociocultural Theory

2.3 Agency As a Temporal and Situated Achievement in an Ecological Perspective

2.4 Agency As a Discursive Practice in the Post-structuralist View

3 Why Teacher Agency Matters

3.1 The Individual Level: Teacher Agency in (Continuously) Learning to Teach

3.2 The Institutional/National Level: Teacher Agency in Policy Implementation

3.3 The Societal Level: Teacher Agency in Advocating Social Justice

3.4 The Chronological Level: Teacher Agency in Ongoing Professional Development

3.5 Manifestations of Teacher Agency: Two Illustrative Studies

Study 1

Study 2

3.6 Why Language Teacher Agency in Particular?

4 Teacher Agency Intersecting with Other Key Constructs

4.1 Teacher Agency and Identity

4.2 Teacher Agency and Emotion

4.3 Teacher Agency, Beliefs, and Knowledge

4.3.1 Teacher Agency and Beliefs

4.3.2 Teacher Agency and Knowledge

5 What Can Be Done to Enhance Language Teachers' Sense of Agency?

5.1 Changing the Contextual Conditions

5.2 Promoting the Actors' Growth

5.3 An Illustrative Case Study

Stage 1: Before collaboration

Stage 2: During collaboration

Stage 3: After collaboration

6 The Significance of Collective Agency

6.1 Background to the Study

6.2 The Multilingual Research Team As a Supportive Community

6.3 Collective Agency in Cross-linguistic Research Collaboration

6.3.1 Language Teacher Agency in Lending and Seeking Intellectual Support

6.3.2 Emotional Support in Forging Affective Ties

7 Advancing a Trans„-perspective„ in Language Teacher Agency Research

References.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Oct 2021).

ISBN:

9781108912570

1108912575

9781108913126

1108913121

9781108916943

1108916945

OCLC:

1277192604