Language Awareness in Teacher Training: A New Zealand Example.

Autor/in	Ballingall, Peter
Titel	Language Awareness in Teacher Training: A New Zealand Example.
Quelle	(1994), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Education Majors; Educational Policy; Elementary Education; Elementary School Teachers; FLES; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Language Attitudes; Maori; Metalinguistics; Public Policy; Second Language Instruction; Second Languages; Surveys; Teacher Education; Uncommonly Taught Languages; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Elementarunterricht; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Sprachverhalten; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Öffentliche Ordnung; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Second language; Zweitsprache; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Minderheitensprache; Neuseeland
Abstract	A survey of 781 elementary school teacher trainees at the University of Waikato (New Zealand) was undertaken to examine students' language background and indicators of language knowledge and language awareness, including: fluency in a language other than English; students' perceptions of their own second language fluency; exposure to foreign and community languages in high school; and initiation or continuation of language study as part of teacher training. Results indicate most students were monolingual but wished to extend their linguistic knowledge. However, few were studying a foreign language, in part due to scheduling difficulties. All had brief compulsory study in Maori, which some had pursued. Empathy and interest motivates students to use Maori in class. Contains 11 references. (MSE)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC