Autonomy, Agency, and Identity in Teaching and Learning English as a Foreign Language

• Main Author: Teng, (Mark) Feng (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Language and languages-Study and teaching.; Language and education.; Language Education.

This book discusses the importance of autonomy, agency, and identity in teaching and learning English as a foreign language, all of which are central themes in the educational domain. By linking theory with practice to appeal to researchers as well as classroom practitioners, it provides an overview...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Learner Autonomy: An Educational Goal of Teaching English as a Foreign Language
• Chapter 2 Teacher Autonomy: A Buzzword in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
• Chapter 3 Learner Identity in Foreign Language Education: Research Nexus and Implications
• Chapter 4 Teacher Identity in Foreign Language Education: From the Perspective of Teacher Autonomy, Communities of Practice, and Affordances
• Chapter 5 The Complexities of Learner Agency and Teacher Agency in Foreign Language Education
• Chapter 6 Interrelationship of (Teacher) Autonomy, (Teacher) Agency, and (Teacher) Identity in Foreign Language Education
• Chapter 7 To Be or not to Be an 'Old English Lecturer': A Social Identity Theory Perspective
• Chapter 8 How EFL Students Learn English: From the Perspective of Identity Continuity and Identity Change
• Epilogue.