Reflections on Language Teacher Identity Research

Barkhuizen, Gary (EDT)

ISBN 10: 113818697X / ISBN 13: 9781138186972

Published by Routledge, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reflections on Language Teacher Identity Research
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113818697X
• ISBN 13: 9781138186972
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Reflections on Language Teacher Identity Research is the first book to present understandings of language teacher identity (LTI) from a broad range of research fields. Drawing on their personal research experience, 41 contributors locate LTI within their area of expertise by considering their conceptual understanding of LTI and the methodological approaches used to investigate it. The chapters are narrative in nature and take the form of guided reflections within a common chapter structure, with authors embedding their discussions within biographical accounts of their professional lives and research work. Authors weave discussions of LTI into their own research biographies, employing a personal reflective style. This book also looks to future directions in LTI research, with suggestions for research topics and methodological approaches. This is an ideal resource for students and researchers interested in language teacher identity as well as language teaching and research more generally.

About the Author

Gary Barkhuizen is Professor in the School of Cultures, Languages, and Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of teacher education, narrative research, and teacher and learner identity. He is former co-editor of the Language Teaching Research journal.