书目名称 | Teacher Beliefs as a Complex System: English Language Teachers in China |
编辑 | Hongying Zheng |
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概述 | The first book to examine the extent to which western theory on teacher beliefs may be applied to Chinese educational contexts.Offers a practical introduction to the ways in which teachers implement c |
丛书名称 | English Language Education |
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描述 | .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 t |
出版日期 | Book 2015 |
关键词 | Chinese educational context; EFL in China; EFL teachers in Chinese secondary education; English as a fo |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23009-2 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-37204-4 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-23009-2Series ISSN 2213-6967 Series E-ISSN 2213-6975 |
issn_series | 2213-6967 |
copyright | Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 |