Changing Beliefs on English: Study Abroad for Teacher Development

Autor/inn/en	Mayumi, Kayoko; Hüttner, Julia
Titel	Changing Beliefs on English: Study Abroad for Teacher Development
Quelle	In: ELT Journal, 74 (2020) 3, S.268-276 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mayumi, Kayoko)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-0893
DOI	10.1093/elt/ccaa020
Schlagwörter	Language Teachers; English (Second Language); Faculty Development; Study Abroad; Masters Programs; Graduate Study; Teacher Attitudes; Beliefs; Foreign Countries; Attitude Change; Program Effectiveness; Japan; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Lehrerverhalten; Belief; Glaube; Ausland; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Großbritannien
Abstract	Many teachers of English aspire to study in anglophone countries, especially at postgraduate level, as a means to support their own professional development. While the overt interest lies in acquiring cutting-edge theories in ELT to improve their classroom practices, a sojourn abroad is also valued as a cultural and linguistic immersion in the English language. Within the vibrant research scene of study abroad, comparatively little is known about the effect of studying abroad on older participants. This study addresses mature teachers as students abroad and focuses on the challenges and changes to their existing professional beliefs triggered by their foreign academic sojourn. The participants are four Japanese teachers of English who attended MA programmes in the UK. The analysis of a corpus of 2046 minutes of in-depth interviews, conducted over a period of 20?months, revealed how some core professional beliefs on English were reformulated, and triggered teacher development. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01