Teacher Awareness as Professional Development
Assistant Language Teachers in a Cross-Cultural Context
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Beschreibung
This book examines the process of identity (re)construction for assistant language teachers (ALTs) in foreign language classrooms in Japan, using Narrative Inquiry as a tool to provide a multifaceted perspective on their personal and professional growth. Following an overview of the social and cultural context and current trends in the field, the author explains the role of ALTs' narrative inquiry, before describing the results of analyses of the participants’ narratives from the perspective of sociocultural theory. Finally, the book discusses teacher development, teaching theory, and identity based on analysis of the narrative data.
The book offers useful pedagogical insights that may have implications for teacher development and principles of language team teaching for teachers, teacher trainers, ALTs, boards of education, and university students of English and language education, including English as a Foreign Language (EFL).
Nami Sakamoto is an Associate Professor in the Department of Secondary Education in the Faculty of Education at Okayama University of Science, Japan, with a focus on professional development of language teachers. She has published in Teacher Development (2011) “Professional Development Through Kizuki – Cognitive, Emotional, and Collegial Awareness.”
This book examines the process of identity (re)construction for assistant language teachers (ALTs) in foreign language classrooms in Japan, using Narrative Inquiry as a tool to provide a multifaceted perspective on their personal and professional growth. To develop a thorough understanding of the classroom, the author proposes three different types of awareness from the perspective of sociocultural theory. Each type of awareness is a unique lens through which to see the teachers’ world of language teaching within the classroom. Finally, the book discusses teacher development, teaching theory, and identity based on analysis of the narrative data.
The book offers useful pedagogical insights that may have implications for teacher development and principles of language team teaching for teachers, teacher trainers, ALTs, boards of education, and university students of English and language education, including English as a Foreign Language (EFL).
Focuses on the development of Assistant Language Teachers in the EFL context Deepens understanding of identity (re)construction in their professional development process Traces the participating ALTs’ narratives from the perspective of an experienced teacher-researcher
Autor*in
Nami Sakamoto
Themen in »Teacher Awareness as Professional Development«
narrative inquiry English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) pedagogical stylistics empirical stylistics classroom management curriculum design identity sociocultural theory