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Joint development of teacher cognition and identity through learning to teach L2 pronunciation

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posted on 2024-11-14, 17:53 authored by Michael BurriMichael Burri, Honglin ChenHonglin Chen, Amanda BakerAmanda Baker
The constructs of teacher cognition and teacher identity have recently gained considerable attention in second language teacher education research for their crucial roles in understanding teacher learning. While a number of current studies have examined the contributions of both constructs, the connections between cognition and identity are yet to be fully conceptualized. This article addresses this gap by drawing on the notion of identification to examine the identity construction and cognition development of 15 student teachers in the context of a postgraduate course on pronunciation pedagogy. Questionnaires, focus group interviews, observations, and semi-structured interviews were triangulated to obtain an in-depth understanding of the complex relations between identity formation and cognition growth. Findings revealed that identity construction-manifested through imagination of self and others, engagement and investment in the course, and alignment with course content-not only had a profound impact on participants' cognition development, but that these two constructs were intertwined in a complex and reciprocal relationship, fostering the process of student teachers' learning to teach pronunciation.

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Burri, M., Chen, H. & Baker, A. (2017). Joint development of teacher cognition and identity through learning to teach L2 pronunciation. Modern Language Journal: devoted to research and discussion about the learning and teaching of foreign and second languages, 101 (1), 128-142

Journal title

Modern Language Journal

Volume

101

Issue

1

Pagination

128-142

Language

English

RIS ID

113634

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