Teachers of Multiple Languages

Identities Beliefs and Emotions

Eric K. Ku

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Multilingual Matters
19 September 2023

Language teaching theory & methods; The self, ego, identity, personality; Languages & ESL; Methodology; English as a Second Language

Series: Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching

This book argues that teachers of multiple languages (TMLs) form a distinct group of language teachers and that the study of this largely overlooked demographic group can reveal new insights into how we perceive and research language teachers. The book highlights the narratives of three TMLs from diverse global contexts, examining their journeys in navigating their careers as well as traversing multiple worlds and developing additional ways of being through new identities, beliefs and emotions. The author offers new, globally-relevant insights for language teaching research at individual, pedagogical and institutional level and demonstrates that teaching multiple languages is an emerging transnational phenomenon that cuts across age, languages, countries, institutions and career stages. By furthering our understanding of why and how some multilingual language teachers have expanded and changed their careers through teaching additional languages, the book offers a new perspective on how language teaching careers are changing in an increasingly globalized, multilingual world.

By: Eric K. Ku
Imprint: Multilingual Matters
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9781800414518
ISBN 10: 180041451X
Series: Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 19 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eric K. Ku is a Specially Appointed Associate Professor at Hokkaido University, Japan. He serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of TESOL Journal and his research interests include language teacher identities, multilingualism, linguistic landscapes and visual methods of qualitative research.

Reviews for Teachers of Multiple Languages: Identities Beliefs and Emotions

At last, we hear and learn about teachers of multiple languages (TML). This book defines what this concept means, and then brings it to life with wonderfully crafted narratives of TML teachers. Something we all know about, but rarely talk about, finally comes out from behind the shadows. An excellent book – well worth a read. * Gary Barkhuizen, University of Auckland, New Zealand *