Del 70 - New Perspectives on Language and Education

Theorizing and Analyzing Language Teacher Agency

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Av Hayriye Kayi-Aydar, Xuesong (Andy) Gao, Elizabeth R. Miller, Manka Varghese, Gergana Vitanova, Gao

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This volume examines the agency of second/foreign language teachers in diverse geographical contexts and in both K-12 and adult education. It offers new understandings and conceptualizations of second/foreign language teacher agency through a variety of types of empirical data. It also demonstrates the use of different methodologies or analytic tools to study the multidimensional, dynamic and complex nature of second/foreign language teacher agency. The chapters draw on a range of theories and approaches to language teacher agency (including ecological theory, positioning theory, complexity theory and actor-network theory) that expand our understanding of the concept, while at the same time presenting various analytic approaches such as discourse studies and narrative inquiry. The chapters also analyze the connection of agency to other relevant topics, such as teacher identity, emotions, positioning and autonomy.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-06-05
Mått156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt585 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieNew Perspectives on Language and Education
Antal sidor296
FörlagMultilingual Matters
ISBN9781788923910

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Hayriye Kayi-Aydar is an Assistant Professor of English Applied Linguistics at the University of Arizona, USA.Xuesong (Andy) Gao is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales, Australia.Elizabeth R. Miller is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.Manka Varghese is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA.Gergana Vitanova is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, USA.

Chapter 1. Hayriye Kayi-Aydar, Xuesong (Andy) Gao, Elizabeth R. Miller, Manka Varghese, Gergana Vitanova: Introduction Chapter 2. Hayriye Kayi-Aydar: Language Teacher Agency: Major Theoretical Considerations, Conceptualizations, and Methodological ChoicesSECTION I: LANGUAGE TEACHER AGENCY IN K-12 CONTEXTSChapter 3. Aliza Fones: Examining High School English Language Learner Teacher Agency: Opportunities and ConstraintsChapter 4. G. Sue Kasun, J. Spencer Clark, A. Jyoti Kaneria & Emmie Staker: “What if you don’t have boots,” let alone bootstraps? An ELL Teacher’s Use of Narrative to Achieve and Generate Agency in the Face of Contextual Constraints Chapter 5. Amber N. Warren: Language Teacher Agency and High-Stakes Teacher Evaluation: A Positioning Analysis Chapter 6. Alison Stewart: Using Actor-Network Theory to Problematize Agency and Identity Formation of Filipino Teachers in Japan Chapter 7. Michele Back: World Language Teachers Performing and Positioning Agency in Classroom Target Language Use Chapter 8. Patricia Venegas-Weber: Bi/multilingual Teachers’ Professional Holistic Lives: Agency to Enact Inquiry-based and Equity-oriented Identities Across School Contexts SECTION II: LANGUAGE TEACHER AGENCY IN ADULT ESL/EFL CONTEXTSChapter 9. Emily Edwards: English Language Teachers’ Agency and Identity Mediation through Action Research: A Vygotskian Sociocultural Analysis Chapter 10. Wenjing Li & Peter De Costa: Problematizing English Language Teaching in China through a Local Chinese English Teacher Agency Lens Chapter 11. Patricia Mayes: Teacher Authority and the Collaborative Construction of Agency in Second Language Writing InstructionChapter 12. Karin Zotzmann: Language Teacher Agency: A Critical Realist Perspective Chapter 13. Xia Chao: Volunteer Teacher Agency in a Church-based ESL Program: An EthnographyChapter 14. Priti Sandhu: English Language Instructors, Medium of Education, and Professional Agency: An Indian Perspective Afterword. Anne FeryokIndex

This edited volume is a welcome addition to the growing literature on teacher identity with a specific emphasis on teacher agency. The contributors focus on the complexities of teacher agency in a wide range of K-12 and adult education contexts, employing high-level theorizing and innovative research methodologies. This volume is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how teachers can and do make a difference.