Theory and practice in second language teacher identity : researching, theorising and enacting / Karim Sadeghi, Farah Ghaderi, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sadeghi, Karim, editor.

Ghaderi, Farah, editor.

Series:

Educational linguistics ; 2215-1656 v. 57.

Educational linguistics, 2215-1656 ; volume 57

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language teachers.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 312 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.

Summary:

This book brings together the current theory, research and practical perspectives from different parts of the world on language teacher identity in an attempt to better understand the nature of identities teachers in different contexts develop. By linking theory to pedagogy, the book examines how second language teacher identities are shaped and explores the various links between teacher identities and variables that affect the formation of identities. Theory and Practice in Second Language Teacher Identity includes a foreword by Jack Richards (University of Sydney and RELC), an afterword by Peter de Costa (Michigan State University) and holds 20 invited chapters by established and active scholars and teacher educators to discuss the various aspects of in-service and pre-service second language teacher identity development. It also addresses the way the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted teacher identities and examines under-researched issues, such as the intersection between gender and race in second language teacher identity development and identity construction in second languages other than English. What does it mean to be a teacher of English as a second language in an age of globalization, new media, technological revolution and de-institutionalized knowledge? How do teachers gain pre-service and in-service expertise, a sense of professional identity, and educational integrity? And how have they dealt with the extra-burden imposed by the pandemic?

Contents:

Foreword

1. Introduction to Research and Practice in Second Language Teacher Identity

Part I. Theoretical Stances

2. Research on Second Language Teacher Identity: A Systematic Review

3. Local English Teacher Identities in a Globalized Economy

4. Identity Formation in Beginning English Teachers

5. Second Language Teacher Identity: A Synthesis of Reflections from Applied Linguists

6. Understanding Language Teacher Agency

7. An Arts-informed Teacher Identity for Intercultural Language Teaching

Part II. Identity Development of Pre-service L2 Teachers

8. Learning to Teach: A Discursive Construction of Pre-service EFL Teachers' Identities

9. Co-constructing Intercultural Identity in the Work-Integrated Learning: Pre-service TESOL Teachers' Professional Development

10. Teacher Identity and Investment: First Year Language Teacher Students Investing in their Future Profession

11. Language Teacher Educator's Identity Work in Using Critical Autoethnography as a Teacher-Learning Activity

12. Learning to Become an English Language Teacher: Examining Professional Identities of a Chinese ESL Teacher Candidate in the U.S.-Based Practicum

Part III. Pandemic, Technology, and In-service L2 Teacher's Identity Development

13. ‘Becoming more of a fairy godmother type of teacher': Teacher Identity Negotiation in a Time of Pandemic

14. Novice Teachers' Technology Integration and Professional Identity Reframing in the Chinese as an Additional Language Classroom

15. Tasha's Story: An Account of Transnational Black American Language Teacher Identity

16. Revisiting Past Selves: Race, Gender and the Dynamic Nature of Language Teacher Identity, Luke Lawrence

17. Exploring Modern Language Teachers' Professional Identity through Visual Self-representations of Professional Lifelong Journeys

18. The Interplay of Ecological Influences in Language Teacher Identity and Agency Negotiation

19. Understanding Positional Identities of ESL Teachers in Response to Identity Conflicts through an Analysis of Emotions and Agency

20. The Development of EFL Teachers' Identity through Forming Visions

Afterword.

Notes:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 21, 2022).

ISBN:

9783031131615

3031131614

OCLC:

1345285928

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.