Non-Native English-Speaking Teachers Revisited - Paradoxes in Multilingual Professionals'' Identity Development

Drawing on ethnographical evidence, this book examines the complexity of the controversial construct "non-native English-speaking teacher" (NNEST) and the newly proposed "translingual/translanguaging teacher" in re-scripting their identities.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Languaged Lives in Learning to Become English Professionals 3. Learning to Teach Composition: Negotiating the Enterprise 4. Learning to Teach Composition: Engaging Mutually 5. Learning to Teach Composition: Developing a Shared Repertoire 6. The Vulnerable Observer: Learning to Study NNESTs 7. Conclusion: Towards an Open Dialogue

About the author

Xuan Zheng is an Assistant Professor in the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University, China. Dr. Zheng holds a PhD in English from the University of Washington, USA. Her research interests include language education, identity, and intercultural communication.

Summary

Drawing on ethnographical evidence, this book examines the complexity of the controversial construct “non-native English-speaking teacher” (NNEST) and the newly proposed “translingual/translanguaging teacher” in re-scripting their identities.

Product details

• Authors: Xuan Zheng, Xuan (Peking University Zheng
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032793733
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3279373-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Research in Language Education
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, EDUCATION / Professional Development, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, teacher training, Secondary Schools, Literature: history & criticism, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Language acquisition, Language teaching theory & methods, ELT examinations & certificates, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Literature: history and criticism, Bilingualism and multilingualism, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary