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Identity and Agency Development in a CLIL-based Teacher Education Program
Maria Ruohotie-lyhtyJosephine Moatesubject
kieli ja kieletecological perspectivemedia_common.quotation_subjectForeign languagePerspective (graphical)Identity (social science)Qualitative propertyApplied linguisticstoimijuusBacheloropettajatTeacher educationammatti-identiteettikieltenopettajatvieraskielinen opetusAgency (sociology)agencyMathematics educationidentiteettiSociologyCLIL teacher educationopettajankoulutusidentitymedia_commondescription
A consensus exists in applied linguistics that agency and identity are key concepts in understanding teacher development. Although a large body of research has focused on studying language teacher and learner identity and agency separately, less attention has been paid to the relationship of these concepts in individual development. In this contribution, we use an ecological perspective to explore and illustrate the interplay between and development of agency and identity. The participants in the study were primary school teacher students specializing in foreign language pedagogy for younger learners and studying in a CLIL-based teacher education program. The qualitative data were collected through reflective essays focusing on the Finnish student teachers’ past, present, and future relationships with the English language during different phases of their bachelor’s studies.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-20 |