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The Beliefs and Experiences of World Language Teachers in the US.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wesely, Pamela M.
- Series:
- Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching Series
- Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching Series ; v.23
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language and languages--Study and teaching--United States.
- Language and languages.
- Language teachers--United States--Biography.
- Language teachers.
- Language teachers--United States--Interviews.
- Language teachers--United States--Attitudes.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (212 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Multilingual Matters, 2024.
- Summary:
- This book tells the stories of 15 world language (WL) teachers in the US through rich descriptions of their lived worlds and experiences. It illustrates in detail how teacher beliefs relate to their practices and are mediated and moderated by their learners, institutional demands, equity and access to WL education and other factors.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Studying the World Language Classroom
- 3 Elementary and Middle/ Junior High School World Language Teaching Life
- 4 The Singleton World Language Teaching Life
- 5 Experiences in Small to Mid-Sized World Language Programs
- 6 Large World Language High School Programs: The Spanish Teachers
- 7 Large World Language High School Programs: Languages Other Than Spanish
- 8 Conclusions
- Appendix A: Teacher Interview Questions
- Appendix B: Student Interview Questions
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781800415522
- 1800415524
- 9781800415539
- 1800415532
- OCLC:
- 1433226639
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