"The English Class of My Dreams!" : Envisioning Teaching a Foreign Language
Kalaja, P., & Mäntylä, K. (2018). "The English Class of My Dreams!" : Envisioning Teaching a Foreign Language. In S. Mercer, & A. Kostoulas (Eds.), Language Teacher Psychology (pp. 34-52). Multilingual Matters. Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching, 1. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781783099467-007
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Psychology of Language Learning and TeachingPäivämäärä
2018Tekijänoikeudet
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The psychology of the second (or foreign) language learner has been extensively researched
since the mid-1950s. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the psychology of the teacher.
Of the psychological make-up of the learner, motivation has been found to be one of the key
issues affecting not only the outcome but also the process of learning second (or foreign)
languages. Much less is known of the motivation of the teachers involved in these efforts.
The teaching of English as a foreign language is faced with new challenges because of the
rapid spread of the language in different parts of the world, including Finland. Here, this has
meant reconsidering the status of the language, with consequent revisions in the curricula of
both schools and teacher education. In this chapter, our concern is with university students of
English and how they keep up their motivation as future teachers. More specifically, our
concern is the development of their pedagogical knowledge in tea
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Multilingual MattersEmojulkaisun ISBN
978-1-78309-945-0Kuuluu julkaisuun
Language Teacher PsychologyJulkaisu tutkimustietojärjestelmässä
https://converis.jyu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/27874584
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