Theorizing and Analyzing Language Teacher Agency
β Scribed by Hayriye Kayi-Aydar (editor); Xuesong (Andy) Gao (editor); Elizabeth R. Miller (editor); Manka Varghese (editor); Gergana Vitanova (editor)
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 287
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
The first book to examine the agency of second/foreign language teachers in diverse contexts
This volume examines the agency of second/foreign language teachers in diverse geographical contexts. It offers new understandings and conceptualizations through a variety of types of empirical data. It also demonstrates the use of different methodologies to analyze the multidimensional, dynamic and complex nature of language teacher agency.
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