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Zhu, Gang; Rice, Mary; Li, Guofang; Zhu, Jinfei – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2022
Metaphors are powerful windows to gain insight into EFL teachers' professional identity constructions. This study examined 33 Chinese EFL student teachers' (STs) self-generated metaphors about teaching before and after their student teaching. Before their teaching practicum experience, they were: (a) optimistic, but had naïve perceptions about…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Sanford, Kathy; Robertson, Kerry; Hopper, Timothy; Collyer, Vivian; Lancaster, Laura – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2020
A common complaint about teacher education programs is that it follows a linear model--where theory and teaching skills are learned at the university and then applied in practicum experiences--that is inadequate and does not accurately represent teacher candidates'(TC) experiences (Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Korthagen, Loughran & Russell,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Education Programs, Practicums, Theory Practice Relationship