Beliefs, Agency and Identity in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-42594-2
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 237 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4188 g

This book explores the phenomena of believing (or giving personal meanings), acting, and identifying (or identity construction), and the interconnectedness of these phenomena in the learning and teaching of English and other foreign languages.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kalaja, Paula

Barcelos, Ana Maria F.

Aro, Mari

Ruohotie-Lyhty, Maria

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik

Über Autor(innen)

Paula Kalaja is Professor of English at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She specializes in aspects of second language (L2) learning, including beliefs, attitudes, attributions, and aspects of L2 writing. She has co-authored and -edited a number of books including (2003), (2008) and a number of textbooks.

Ana Maria F. Barcelos is Associate Professor of English at the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil. Her main interests include beliefs about language learning and teaching as related to emotions and identities. She has co-authored and -edited a number of books including (2003) and (2008).

Mari Aro has been Senior Researcher in the Department of Languages, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Her main areas of research include learner beliefs and agency. With dialogism and the work of the Bakhtin Circle as her theoretical background, she focuses particularly on the notions of voice and authority.

Maria Ruohotie-Lyhty is Postdoctoral Researcher in Language Pedagogy in the Department of Teacher Education, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Her main areas of research include foreign language teachers' professional development, agency and identity as well as the development of teacher education.