Teacher Beliefs as a Complex System: English Language Teachers in China (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)

The volume is a practical introduction to the ways in which the teachers deal with classroom events in the context of change for researchers, teachers, administrators who wish to implement curriculum reform to EFL in schools. The author provides insights into the beliefs of Chinese teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), and their pedagogical choices in the context of the National English Curriculum Reform. The complex nature of EFL teachers' beliefs about EFL teaching and learning are exposed, how their beliefs interact with mental and actionable processes triggered by classroom practice, and how their beliefs co-adapt with contexts to maintain the stability of the teachers' belief systems. This is the first study to present complexity theory in a narrative context of education, exploring the non-linear and unpredictable features of the relationship between the teachers' beliefs and practices. Integrating complexity theory with interpretivist, ecological and sociocultural perspectives, this book contributes to the research agenda by providing a systematic framework for examining teacher beliefs as a whole, and examining the extent to which western theory may be applied to Chinese educational contexts.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	English Language Education, 4
Release date:	October 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Hongying Zheng
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	170
Edition:	1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-23008-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > Curriculum planning & development Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Teacher training
LSN:	3-319-23008-5
Barcode:	9783319230085

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