Language Teacher Education in a Multilingual Context: Experiences from Hong Kong

By Xuesong Gao, Mingyue Gu, John Trent

Book Overview

1. Introduction by Xuesong (Andy) Gao and John Trent.- 2. It is Not a Bad Idea for Me to Be a Language Teacher! by Xuesong (Andy) Gao and John Trent.- 3. Cross-Border Pre-service Teachers in Hong Kong: Identity and Integration by Mingyue (Michelle) Gu.- 4. Journeys towards teaching. Pre-service English language teachers' understandings and experiences of teaching and teacher education in Hong Kong by John Trent.- 5. Language Teachers and the Falling Language Standards in Hong Kong: An Internet-based Inquiry by Xuesong (Andy) Gao.- 6. A Comparative Study on Commitment to Teaching by Mingyue (Michelle) Gu.- 7. The construction and reconstruction of teacher identities: The case of second career English language teachers in Hong Kong by John Trent.- 8. Learning, teaching, and constructing identities abroad: ESL pre-service teacher experiences during a short-term international experience programme by John Trent.- 9. Identity construction in a foreign land: Native-speaking English teachers and the contestation of teacher identities in Hong Kong schools by John Trent.- 10. Political Conspiracy or Decoy Marketing?: Experienced Chinese teachers' perceptions of using Putonghua as a Medium of Instruction in Hong Kong by Xuesong (Andy) Gao & John Trent.- 11. An Ethico-political Analysis of Teacher Identity Construction by Mingyue (Michelle) Gu.- Conclusion: Crossing boundaries and becoming English language teachers in multilingual contexts by John Trent

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400773919
• ISBN13: 9789400773912
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"