Language Teacher Identity and Wellbeing (Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching, 26) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1800417020 ISBN 13: 9781800417021

Publisher: Multilingual Matters, 2024

Synopsis

This is the first edited volume to bring together research on the interaction between language teacher identity and wellbeing. It addresses the need for further research on the experience of language teachers and the vulnerability and resilience they demonstrate in the face of threats to their wellbeing. Naming, describing and analyzing issues with a view to sensitively addressing them, this book contributes to research as a social enterprise which can raise public consciousness of these issues. Exploring how language teacher identity influences and is influenced by wellbeing, the chapters develop a theoretical and empirical understanding of this interaction using Indigenous, psychological, critical and postmodern frameworks and the personal perspectives of teachers and researchers. Spanning a wide range of cultural and institutional contexts, this book provides a wealth of insights for teacher learners, practicing teachers and researchers.

About this title

About the Author

Anne Feryok is Senior Lecturer in English and Linguistics at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Her work explores sociocultural theory, complex dynamic systems and language teacher identity and she serves on the editorial boards of The Modern Language Journal and System.

Edition details

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800417020
• ISBN 13: 9781800417021
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 290
• Editor: Feryok Dr. Anne