Previous studies have given limited attention to the emotional and identity changes of pre-service language teachers in education taught master (ETM) programmes. To fill this gap, this study explores the emotional changes of seven pre-service language teachers undergoing professional training in an ETM programme. Following the Dynamic Systems…

Teacher well-being has emerged as a critical determinant of teacher success and educational quality throughout the previous decade (Hascher et al., 2021). While individual factors like self-efficacy and emotional regulation are well-documented predictors of teacher well-being, collective dynamics such as teacher leadership and collective efficacy…

This mixed-methods study investigates the relationship between learning-oriented assessment (LOA) literacy and effective teaching among Iranian EFL teachers. LOA integrates assessment with instruction by emphasizing formative feedback, student involvement, and the design of meaningful learning tasks, positioning assessment as a tool to support and…

Creating conditions that allow for the autonomy of educators during professional learning has been a key focus in educational research in recent years. Much evidence supports that collaborative inquiry (CI) is a model that can foster this autonomy by prioritizing teachers' concerns, needs, and interests in the professional learning process. By…

This study investigates how digital skills (DS) impact the teaching performance (TP) of English teachers at a private university in Lima in 2024. It highlights the importance of enhancing teachers' digital competencies to address modern educational challenges and improve overall educational quality. Utilizing a quantitative approach with a…

This paper investigates the relationship between the structural features of Chinese characters and the handwriting quality of Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) beginners. The study involved 22 CFL beginners transcribing characters using digital ink technology. Correlations were analyzed between structural features (including stroke count, stroke…

Drawing on Donna Haraway's 'Cyborg Manifesto' and employing a hermeneutic phenomenological narrative enquiry approach, this article examines the complex professional identities of 'non-native English-speaking (English) teachers (NNESTs) from immigrant backgrounds who speak English as an additional language in the Australian education system.…

Providing French-language instruction during formative years is important for official bilingualism, particularly outside Quebec, where French is not the majority language spoken. However, recent reports suggest that several provinces outside Quebec may be facing French teacher shortages. One approach to filling these shortages is actively…

This article challenges the assumption that EMI success depends mainly on students' English proficiency. Drawing on East Asian contexts and my own trajectory as a researcher and practitioner, I argue that student challenges stem more from gaps in academic literacy than from linguistic deficits. Preparedness must be understood as learning to think,…

This paper utilises the concepts of "post-performativity" and "the post-performative teacher" to explore the private school context in China. It does this by drawing on in-depth interviews with Chinese language teachers and utilising metaphor analysis to highlight three recurring teacher identities that collectively constitute…

Drawing inspiration from the sociocultural turn in language teacher cognition research, this conceptual article argues for the utilisation of cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) as a theoretical framework for researching and understanding teacher cognition as a social phenomenon. In this article, three CHAT-related concepts, namely…

Recently, school districts have relied on professional learning (PL) to help teachers adopt curricula and implement practices aligned with the science of reading and to help students recover from learning interruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Elementary English Language Arts teachers in Cecil County Public Schools are adopting Bookworms…

Self-efficacy, effectiveness, and work engagement are crucial factors influencing the quality of education and learning outcomes for English language learners. Despite their importance, research on the interplay among these factors in the context of English language teaching remains limited. This study aimed to explore the relationship between…

This study explores how the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools into language education can influence language teachers' identity from an ecological perspective. To do so, 16 teachers were selected based on purposeful sampling and completed a narrative frame. To corroborate data, seven of them (based on the richness of their…

Recent years have seen a growing interest in language teacher leadership, or the willingness and ability of teachers to take on responsibilities that benefit the wider community. This scoping review presents the current state-of-play of language education and leadership. Specifically, we aim to answer the questions 'how has language teacher…