Teacher Investment in Learner Identity

Autor/in	Reeves, Jenelle
Titel	Teacher Investment in Learner Identity
Quelle	In: Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 25 (2009) 1, S.34-41 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-051X
DOI	10.1016/j.tate.2008.06.003
Schlagwörter	Sociocultural Patterns; Second Language Learning; English Teachers; Professional Development; English (Second Language); Teacher Student Relationship; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziokulturelle Theorie; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung
Abstract	From a sociocultural perspective, teacher identity is constructed in relation to others, including other teachers and students. Drawing on positioning theory and the concept of investment, this study analyzed the case of a secondary English teacher who negotiated his teacher identity in relation to English language learners (ELLs). Findings indicated that the teacher made an investment in ELLs' identity by positioning them as like any other student. The desired return on the teacher's investment was a strengthened self-positioning as a natural and highly competent teacher. The implications of teacher investment in learner identity for teacher practice, learner identity construction, and teacher education are discussed. (As Provided).
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