基本説明
This book explores the development of the first cohort of students to complete a new Bachelor of Education in English language teaching in the United Arab Emirates, theorizing the students' learning to teach in terms of the discursive construction of a teaching identity within an evolving community of practice.
Full Description
Set in the rapidly changing world of the contemporary United Arab Emirates and bringing together detailed linguistic analysis with cutting edge social theory, this book explores the development of the first cohort of students to complete a new Bachelor of Education in English language teaching, theorizing the students' learning to teach in terms of the discursive construction of a teaching identity within an evolving community of practice. Both a study of the influence of issues such as gender and nationalism in language teacher education in the Middle East, as well as of the power of discourse and community in shaping identity, this book will be of relevance to anyone working in teacher education as well as to those with an interest in theorizations of discourse and identity.
Contents
Introduction: Learning to Teach within an Evolving Community of Practice
Chapter 1 Discourse, Identity and Community
Chapter 2 The Discursive Context
Chapter 3 The Formation of a Community of Practice
Chapter 4 The Discursive Construction of Systems of Knowledge and Belief
Chapter 5 The Discursive Construction of Interpersonal Relations
Chapter 6 The Discursive Construction of Intrapersonal Identity
Chapter 7 Summary of Findings and Future Directions
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