Non-Native Language Teachers: Perceptions, Challenges and Contributions to the Profession (Educational Linguistics, 5) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387245669 ISBN 13: 9780387245669

Publisher: Springer, 2005

Synopsis

As non-natives are increasingly found teaching languages, particularly English, both in ESL and EFL contexts, the identification of their specific contributions and their main strengths has become more relevant than ever. This volume provides different approaches to the study of non-native teachers: NNS teachers as seen by students, teachers, graduate supervisors, and by themselves. It contributes seldom-explored perspectives, like classroom discourse analysis, and social-psychological framework to discuss conceptions of NNS teachers.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Non-native language teachers have often been viewed as an unavoidable fate of the profession, rather than an asset worth exploring and investigating. Now that non-natives are increasingly found teaching languages, and particularly English, both in ESL and EFL contexts, the identification of their specific contributions and their main strengths has become more relevant than ever.

As a result, there has recently been a surge of interest in the role of non-native teachers but little empirical research has been published so far. This volume is particularly rich in providing different approaches to the study of non-native teachers: NNS teachers as seen by students, teachers, graduate supervisors, and by themselves. It also contributes little explored perspectives, like classroom discourse analysis, or a social-psychological framework to discuss conceptions of NNS teachers.

Review:

From the reviews:

"Llurda and the 17 other contributors to this collection all make significant contributions to a growing area of debate and research. Their efforts will undoubtedly help educators like me reflect and grow, resulting in increased teacher confidence and therefore more effective second and foreign language teaching around the world. ??? this collection is thought provoking and should interest many ??? readers. ??? Non-native Language teachers would be an important and relevant resource ??? ." (Miles Turnbull, The Canadian Modern Language Review, Vol. 62 (4), 2006)

From the reviews:

"Llurda and the 17 other contributors to this collection all make significant contributions to a growing area of debate and research. Their efforts will undoubtedly help educators like me reflect and grow, resulting in increased teacher confidence and therefore more effective second and foreign language teaching around the world. a ] this collection is thought provoking and should interest many a ] readers. a ] Non-native Language teachers would be an important and relevant resource a ] ." (Miles Turnbull, The Canadian Modern Language Review, Vol. 62 (4), 2006)

"Enric Llurdaa (TM)s Non-native Language Teachers may become another touchstone for the field. Llurdaa (TM)s goal is to seek a ~a broader understanding of what it means to teach a language that is not the teachera (TM)s L1a (TM) a ] and he succeeds because the research here supplements previous research findings, suggests new directions of study and effectively demonstrates how the scope of NNEST research has recently expanded. a ] a welcome resource for researchers and language teachers looking to make their classrooms more effective." (Brock Brady, International Journal of Multilingualism, Vol. 4 (3), 2007)

"Non-Native Language Teachers a ] is the most recent book that focuses on non-native language teachers. a ]The book adds a valuable contribution to the growing literature on non-native English speaking teachers (NNESTs). a ] The editor and the contributors of the book have done an excellent job presenting the topic. Although people interested in either ESL/EFL education or NS/NNS teachers may use the book, the topics studied are common and appealing to all language learners in general."(Burcu Ates, The Linguist List, February, 2008)

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0387245669
• ISBN 13: 9780387245669
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 327
• Editor: Llurda Enric