scholarly journals Explorando a construção de identidades nas interações entre professor e aluno na aula de língua estrangeira: reflexões para a prática didática

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Ferroni ◽  
Maria Helena Araújo e Sá
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Pedagogical Approaches

Resumo O presente artigo propõe-se obter informações sobre o estilo pedagógico de um professor em formação a partir do estudo dos atos de identidade, com os quais os falantes, nas trocas comunicativas, revelam sua identidade e o papel social que almejam alcançar e que são produzidos pelos aprendizes de italiano língua estrangeira na aula de língua. Como referência teórica e metodológica, adotaremos uma abordagem interessada na observação do funcionamento interacional como espaço de mobilização e de construção das competências de linguagem em situações pedagógicas. A análise, realizada com base em macrounidade chamadas passos pedagógico-didáticos, nos permitiu identificar algumas necessidades do professor quanto aos aspectos que ele é capaz ou não de explorar em sala de aula e a consequente construção de planos globais de formação. Palavras-Chave: Atos de identidade. Interação. Formação.   Abstract This article studies acts of identity – the linguistic comments with which speakers, in communicative exchanges, reveal their identity and the social role they wish to play – produced in interactions between the teacher and the student, by learners whose mother tongue is typologically similar to the foreign language they are learning. The analysis of the identity roles performed by learners in foreign language classrooms, in relation to the pedagogical approaches, allow us to identify some necessary characteristics of the teacher as to the aspects they are able or unable to explore in the classroom and the consequent construction of global teacher education plans. As the theoretical and methodological framework, we will follow an approach based on references extracted from studies covering the training of foreign language teachers. Keywords: Acts of identity. Interaction. Teacher Education.

scholarly journals CLIL teachers in Finland

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 79-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sotiria Pappa ◽  
Josephine Moate ◽  
Maria Ruohotie-Lehty ◽  
Anneli Eteläpelto
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teacher Identity ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
The One ◽  
Intuitive Sense

Research on emotions has yielded many theoretical perspectives and many concepts. Yet, most scholars have focused on how emotions influence the transformation and maintenance of teacher identities in the field of teacher education and novice teachers, with little research being conducted on either experienced or foreign language teachers. This study explores emotions in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) teachers’ work and their role in identity negotiation. The data is based on interviews with thirteen CLIL teachers working at six different primary schools around Finland, while the analysis draws on Meijers’ (2002) model of identity as a learning process. According to this model, a perceived boundary experience usually generates negatively accented emotions, which are negotiated in light of one’s professional identity by means of two complementary processes, i.e. intuitive sense-giving and discursive meaning-giving. The predominant emotional experiences that were identified were, on the one hand, hurry and frustration, and on the other hand, contentment and empowerment. Intuitive sense-giving mostly entailed reasoning, self-reliance, resilience, and empathy. Discursive meaning-giving mostly entailed the ideas of autonomy and of the CLIL team. This study highlights the need for sensitivity toward teachers’ emotions and their influence on teacher identity. It concludes with suggestions for theory, further research and teacher education.

scholarly journals Teacher education

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-41
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Pre Service Teacher Education ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

05–88Haley, Marjorie Hall (George Mason U, USA). Implications of using case study instruction in a foreign/second language methods course. Foreign Language Annals (New York, USA) 37.2 (2004), 290–300.05–89Lozano, Albert S. (California State U, USA), Padilla, Amado M., Sung, Hyekyung & Silva Duarte M. A statewide professional program for California foreign language teachers. Foreign Language Annals (New York, USA) 37.2 (2004), 301–309.05–90Rilling, Sarah, Dahlman, Anne, Dodson, Sarah, Boyles, Claire & Pavant, Özlem (Kent State U, USA). Connecting CALL theory and practice in pre-service teacher education and beyond: processes and products. CALICO Journal (TX, USA) 22.2 (2005), 213–235.

Social Media and Foreign Language Teacher Education

2017 ◽  
pp. 261-277
Author(s):  
Jiahang Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Media Integration ◽  
Actual Teaching

This chapter will focus on examining how instructors who are preparing foreign language teachers, both pre-service and in-service, integrate social media in their teaching practices to gain more insights on what beliefs these instructors hold and what differences and similarities between their beliefs and actual teaching practices about social media integration in foreign language teacher education. The chapter will first provide a literature review about the general beliefs that instructors held on the integration of social media and foreign language teacher education. Next, promising examples of the integration of social media in foreign language teacher education will be provided. Last but not least, affordances and challenges of the integration of social media and foreign language teacher education will be discussed, followed by implications and future directions.

scholarly journals Digital portfolio in building teaching efficacy of pre-service teachers

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Cimermanová
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching Efficacy ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Digital Portfolio ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

Abstract The paper discusses the role of e-portfolio in the development of reflective thinking in a group of pre-service English as a foreign language teachers. It stresses the benefits it can bring (e.g. autonomous learning, cooperative learning - the author highlights the social context of e-portfolio) as well as presents the threats and risks it might bring based on the own experience of the author. The results of this case study showed that the process of e-portfolio building can enhance professional development, self-confidence and the ability to self-reflect own work and progress. The author indicates also the possibilities of its use not only in the groups of pre-service teacher trainers but also in the groups of in-service teachers.

scholarly journals A Review on Instructing English through Literary Genre

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-293
Author(s):  
Nadia HAMIMED
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Literary Genre ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Literature Teaching ◽  
Teaching Tools ◽  
Language Classrooms

This study aims to highlight the utilization of literary genre as a well-liked method for instructing both language skills (that is to say, writing, reading, speaking, and listening) and language fields (that are grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary). Why employing literary textbooks in foreign language classrooms and the main motives for choosing appropriate fictional texts in these classrooms are emphasized to make the reader acquainted with the motivating incentives and standards for foreign language teachers’ employing and picking erudite textbooks. Additionally, the teaching of language skills and literary genre gains benefits of diverse fields of literature (like drama, poems, tragedy and tales) to language teaching and to several difficulties met by language teachers in the sphere of instructing English using fiction (i.e. shortage of training in the field of literature teaching English as a Second English and Teaching English as a Foreign Language curriculums, deficiency of precise aims describing the function of fiction in English as a Foreign Language and English as a Second Language, foreign language teachers’ not possessing the experience and preparation in literature, and lack of suitable teaching tools to be utilized by foreign language teachers in a class milieu) are taken into consideration.

scholarly journals Students’ Preferences on the Use of Mother Tongue in English as a Foreign Language Classrooms: Is it the Time to Re-examine English-only Policies?

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emre Debreli ◽  
Nadire Oyman
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
L2 Proficiency ◽  
English Only ◽  
Bilingual Teaching ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Efl Classrooms

<p>In literature on bilingual teaching, different perspecttives exist for and against the use of first language (L1) in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. There is a continuing matter of debate on whether L1 contributes to or precludes the learning of a second language (L2). Numerous studies have been conducted on this topic, but no clear consensus exists on whether L1 should be banned or its inclusion in EFL classrooms should be allowed. A significant body of literature has explored this phenomenon from teachers’ perspectives, and an adequate number of studies have explored the phenomenon from the students’ perspectives. However, few studies have identified the reasons for which students need such an inclusion. More importantly, no studies seem to have considered demographic variables that may directly influence students’ perceptions of the use of L1 in their (L2) classrooms, that is; educational background and their language proficiency level. This study primarily investigated whether students’ educational background and their L2 proficiency influenced their perceptions of the use of Turkish in their L2 classrooms as well as their perceptions and needs for the use of L1 in their classrooms. The study was conducted on a sample of 303 Turkish learners of EFL at English Preparatory School of European University of Lefke in Northern Cyprus. Data were collected using a questionnaire. Analysis of the data indicated that EFL students had high positive perceptions toward the inclusion of L1 in their L2 classes and that their perceptions were affected by their demographic characteristics. Students with lower level of L2 proficiency were also found to have more positive perceptions toward the use of L1. Furthermore, the particular issues where students needed L1 were also identified. Implications for language teachers and policy makers are discussed.</p>

scholarly journals Interdyscyplinarny charakter nauczania języka niemieckiego a zdobycie kompetencji w drugim przedmiocie jako szansa dla nauczyciela języka obcego drugiego na rynku pracy

Neofilolog ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 109-122
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Niemiec-Knaś
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
School Subject ◽  
Teacher Education Reform ◽  
Current Perspective

The current perspective of teaching German as a second or foreign language is very important in the context of teacher education reform. This article addresses the questions associated with the notion of interdisciplinarity in foreign language teaching and teacher education. The key question is how to prepare foreign language teachers for the difficult labor market. Two aspects are relevant to a future German teacher: one is professional knowledge on teaching German as a foreign language, the second is the knowledge and ability of teaching the second school subject.

scholarly journals A Review on Instructing English through Literary Genre

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia HAMIMED
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Literary Genre ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Literature Teaching ◽  
Teaching Tools ◽  
Language Classrooms

This study aims to highlight the utilization of literary genre as a well-liked method for instructing both language skills (that is to say, writing, reading, speaking, and listening) and language fields (that are grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary). Why employing literary textbooks in foreign language classrooms and the main motives for choosing appropriate fictional texts in these classrooms are emphasized to make the reader acquainted with the motivating incentives and standards for foreign language teachers’ employing and picking erudite textbooks. Additionally, the teaching of language skills and literary genre gains benefits of diverse fields of literature (like drama, poems, tragedy and tales) to language teaching and to several difficulties met by language teachers in the sphere of instructing English using fiction (i.e. shortage of training in the field of literature teaching English as a Second English and Teaching English as a Foreign Language curriculums, deficiency of precise aims describing the function of fiction in English as a Foreign Language and English as a Second Language, foreign language teachers’ not possessing the experience and preparation in literature, and lack of suitable teaching tools to be utilized by foreign language teachers in a class milieu) are taken into consideration.

Professional development of future foreign language teachers during short-term exchanges

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Christian Helmchen ◽  
Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Professional Values ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Exchange Programs

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the self-perceived influence of short-term exchanges in schools abroad on future foreign language teacher’s professionalization, regarding professional values and pedagogy and practice. It grasps students’ changes in the perception of values attached to short-term exchanges in a professional setting. Design/methodology/approach In the scope of the European project SPIRAL, four prospective foreign language teachers attended a two-week internship at schools in another country. This paper explores, resorting to a combined content and discourse analysis, their letters of motivation (two months before the exchange), emails sent individually to the local coordinator (one week after the arrival) and a focus-group interview (two months after the arrival). Findings Future foreign language teachers change their focus when referring to the values attached to their experiences at schools abroad: from an initial focus on language skills improvement, they come to value the intercultural pedagogic experience they lived, focusing on differences and similarities between professional values and pedagogical practices across the contexts. Practical implications A generalized introduction of professional exchange programs, both in pre-service and continuing teacher education, could improve teachers’ perceptions of global structural, educational, political and curricular contexts and demands. It would also help the teachers decenter from educational practices and professional habitus taken for granted, and raise their awareness of what it means to be educated and professionalized in other contexts. Originality/value Few studies have focused on short-term exchanges and their impact on teachers’ professional development. The present paper highlights the pedagogical, intercultural and identity-building potential of short-term exchanges in foreign language teacher education.

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