Exploring Language Teacher Efficacy in Japan

This book focuses on the individual and collective beliefs of teachers. It explores personal and collaborative dimensions of language teacher efficacy, discusses the ways in which efficacy beliefs develop, helps further understanding of factors that may influence teacher self-efficacy and suggests new directions for future research studies.

About the author

Gene Thompson is an Associate Professor at Rikkyo University, Japan where he carries out research on learner and teacher cognitions, self-efficacy, English medium instruction and teaching English as an international language. He has spent over 15 years working at Japanese schools in the area of language education and has significant experience carrying out language teacher workshops for secondary school teachers in Japan.

Product details

• Authors: Gene Thompson
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781788925389
• ISBN: 978-1-78892-538-9
• No. of pages: 202
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 316 g
• Series: Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching; Psychology of Language Learnin
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Fremdsprachenerwerb, Fremdsprachendidaktik, PSYCHOLOGY / Personality, Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching