Pre-Service Teachers' Metaphors of Learning and Teaching English as a Second Language

Autor/inn/en	Shaw, Donita; Andrei, Elena
Titel	Pre-Service Teachers' Metaphors of Learning and Teaching English as a Second Language
Quelle	In: Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 15 (2020) 1, (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2161-2412
DOI	10.1515/mlt-2018-0007
Schlagwörter	Figurative Language; Preservice Teachers; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Schemata (Cognition); English Language Learners; Methods Courses; Teaching Methods; Teacher Education Programs; Student Attitudes; Barriers; Reflection; Teacher Educators; Teacher Student Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Cognition; Schema; Kognition; Methodisch-didaktische Anleitung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerverhalten; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	Building upon the theory of teacher cognition, the purpose of this study was to discover how pre-service teachers envision "learning" English as English Language Learners (ELLs) and "teaching" English to ELLs. We examined metaphors of 98 pre-service teachers who were enrolled in their first literacy methods course in their preparatory program at one of two universities in the United States. We used metaphor analysis methodology to look at the participants' metaphor writing samples. Overall results showed the pre-service teachers viewed "learning" English to be foremost a challenge and secondarily a worthwhile challenge. In contrast, the pre-service teachers viewed "teaching" English to be a worthwhile challenge, followed by a challenge and process. Throughout this paper we highlight our reflection and relate our findings to previous research. To be a responsive teacher educator begins by knowing our pre-service teachers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01