{"product_id":"teacher-awareness-as-professional-development-assistant-language-teachers-in-a-cross-cultural-context-9783030883997","title":"Teacher Awareness as Professional Development: Assistant Language Teachers in a Cross-Cultural Context","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines the process of identity (re)construction for assistant language teachers (ALTs) in foreign language classrooms in Japan, using Narrative Inquiry as a tool to provide a multifaceted perspective on their personal and professional growth. To develop a thorough understanding of the classroom, the author proposes three different types of awareness from the perspective of sociocultural theory. Each type of awareness is a unique lens through which to see the teachers’ world of language teaching within the classroom. Finally, the book discusses teacher development, teaching theory, and identity based on analysis of the narrative data. \u003cbr\u003eThe book offers useful pedagogical insights that may have implications for teacher development and principles of language team teaching for teachers, teacher trainers, ALTs, boards of education, and university students of English and language education, including English as a Foreign Language (EFL).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Introduction.- \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: English Language Education Reform and Assistant Language Teachers in Japan.- \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Teacher Awareness, \u003ci\u003eKizuki\u003c\/i\u003e: A Form of Professional Development.- \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Overview of the Study.- \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Beginning Their Stories.- \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Experiences of \u003ci\u003eKizuki\u003c\/i\u003e.- \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Investments and Crossing the Boundaries in the Classroom.- \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Growing Collegiality in Cooperative Practice.- \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Sociocultural Perspectives on ALTs’ Professional Development.- \u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Narrative Inquiry as an Inquiry-based Approach to Teacher Development.- \u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Epilogue. ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52091387937111,"sku":"9783030883997","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783030883997.jpg?v=1762274661","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/teacher-awareness-as-professional-development-assistant-language-teachers-in-a-cross-cultural-context-9783030883997","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}