"Everything Goes Smoothly": A Case Study of an Immigrant Chinese Language Teacher's Personal Practical Knowledge

Autor/in	Sun, Dekun
Titel	"Everything Goes Smoothly": A Case Study of an Immigrant Chinese Language Teacher's Personal Practical Knowledge
Quelle	In: Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 28 (2012) 5, S.760-767 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-051X
DOI	10.1016/j.tate.2012.03.002
Schlagwörter	Teacher Characteristics; Chinese; Cultural Background; Immigrants; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Cultural Differences; Asian Culture; Asians; Self Concept; Case Studies; Secondary School Teachers; Professional Identity; Cross Cultural Studies; Knowledge Base for Teaching + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? China; Chinesen; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Kultureller Unterschied; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Selbstkonzept; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie
Abstract	Much of teacher knowledge research in teacher education has focused on Western views of teacher knowledge. By reporting on a case study of an immigrant Chinese language teacher's personal practical knowledge in teaching secondary school students, this paper presents an Eastern view of teacher knowledge, and illustrates how knowledge and identity are entwined. The study found that an immigrant teacher's awareness of her identity and her cultural heritage had a profound influence on shaping her personal practical knowledge and teaching practice. The paper suggests that more cross-cultural studies be undertaken to further our understanding of teacher knowledge. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10