A study of Chinese Fulbright TAs in the U.S.: Implications for second language teacher education
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Abstract
- This paper aims to shed light on second language teacher education
as experienced by Chinese Fulbright teaching assistants (TAs) in the
U.S. Adopting a mixed-method design, this study is undergirded by
both a questionnaire and a case study. Through the questionnaire
study, the researchers examine the needs of Chinese Fulbright TAs in
the U.S. by investigating their self-perceptions, backgrounds,
challenges, training, success, and suggestions. Through the case of a
highly successful Fulbright TA, this study explores the processes of
teacher learning through different types of experiences by analyzing
three data sources including the first researcher’s year-long
observation notes, the TA’s end-of-the-year report, and her reflection
on the one-year Fulbright experiences in relation to her growth as a
language teacher. Based on the results, the researchers provide a list
of suggestions for Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) teacher
education.
| Title | A study of Chinese Fulbright TAs in the U.S.: Implications for second language teacher education |
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| Creator | Gao, P. |
| Luo, Han | |
| Publisher | Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages |
| Academic Department | Languages and Literary Studies |
| Division | Humanities |
| Organization | Lafayette College |
| Date Issued | 2017 |
| Date Available | 2019-04-23T20:05:47Z |
| Type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | Chinese as a foreign language |
| second language teacher education | |
| teacher training | |
| Fulbright TA | |
| teacher learning | |
| Bibliographic Citation | Luo, H. and P. Gao (2017) "A study of Chinese Fulbright TAs in the U.S.: Implications for second language teacher education." Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages 22: 67-102. |
| Standard Identifier | Handle 10385/2852 |
| Permalink | http://hdl.handle.net/10385/2852 |
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