Author(s): Selim Ben Said,Lawrence Jun Zhang
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 346
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Language: English
Date Published: 2013-10-29
Dimensions: 157.48 x 236.22 x 27.94mm
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Edition: New.
Illustrations: 29 Halftones, black and white; 20 Tables, black and white

This volume gathers contributions from a range of global experts in teacher education to address the topic of language teacher education. It shows how teacher education involves the agency of teachers, which forms part of their identity, and which they take on when integrating into the teaching community of practice. In addition, the volume explores the teachers' situated practice--the dynamic negotiation of classroom situations, socialization into the professional teaching culture, and "on the ground experimentation" with pedagogical skills/techniques.