Teacher development in action
Subtitle: understanding language teachers' conceptual change
By: Magdalena Kubanyiova
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230232587
Subjects: Foreign speakers; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General; Language teachers; English language; Training of; Study and teaching; Teacher-student relationships; English teachers; Language and languages; EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Reading & Phonics
Description: "Bringing together multiple sources of data and combining existing theories across language teacher cognition, teacher education, second language motivation and psychology, this empirically-grounded analysis of teacher development in action offers new insights into the complex and dynamic nature of language teachers' conceptual change. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction: Why Talk about Language Teachers' Conceptual Change; title: PART I: LEARNING, CHANGE AND MOTIVATION: KEY CONCEPTS AND THEORIES FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS' CONCEPTUAL CHANGE; title: Teacher Development and Change; title: Theories of Learning and Conceptual Change in Psychology; title: The Role of Motivation in Conceptual Change: Possible Selves Theory; title: Pulling it Together: An Integrated Model of Language Teacher Conceptual Change; title: PART II: LANGUAGE TEACHERS' CONCEPTUAL CHANGE IN ACTION; title: Possible Self as a Central Cognition in Teacher Change; title: Emotional Dissonance: Essential but Insufficient Catalyst for Change; title: Change as Identity Threat; title: Teacher Change as a Multifaceted, Situated, Evolving and Dynamic Process; title: PART III: RESEARCHING LANGUAGE TEACHER CONCEPTUAL CHANGE; title: Research Directions; title: PART IV: PROMOTING LANGUAGE TEACHERS' CONCEPTUAL CHANGE; title: Principles for Effective Language Teacher Education; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: Index.