Teachers of Multiple Languages : Identities, Beliefs and Emotions / Eric K. Ku.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ku, Eric K., Author.

Series:

Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching ; 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Language teachers.

Multilingual education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book presents narrative research on individual teachers of multiple languages (TMLs). It uncovers what makes TMLs unique and reveals the complex identities, beliefs and emotions involved in being a TML. The author offers new, globally-relevant insights for language teaching research at individual, pedagogical and institutional level.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

1 Who are Teachers of Multiple Languages? Naming and Defining the Unseen

2 The Current State of TML Research

3 Researching TMLs through Narratives and Photographs

4 Anns Narrative: Accessing Global Dreams as a TML

5 Megans Narrative: Resisting Institutional Inequalities as a TML

6 Harukos Narrative: Navigating Native-Speakerism as a TML

7 Insights about TMLs

8 Future Directions: Rethinking the Language Teachers We Think We Know

Appendices

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)

ISBN:

1-80041-453-6

OCLC:

1376194865