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Autonomy, Agency, and Identity in Teaching and Learning English as a Foreign Language

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Authors:
  1. (Mark) Feng Teng

    1. Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

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  • An essential reference for every university library that serves an education faculty.
  • Charts new territory in English foreign language education to examine theoretical and practical issues related to autonomy, agency and identity, equipping readers with an in-depth understanding of English language teacher education
  • Presents teachers’ and students’ points of view to inform and enhance the practice of teaching and learning English as a foreign language

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Learner Autonomy: An Educational Goal of Teaching English as a Foreign Language

    • (Mark) Feng Teng
    Pages 1-20

  3. Teacher Autonomy: A Buzzword in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

    • (Mark) Feng Teng
    Pages 21-36

  4. Learner Identity in Foreign Language Education: Research Nexus and Implications

    • (Mark) Feng Teng
    Pages 37-46

  5. Teacher Identity in Foreign Language Education: From the Perspective of Teacher Autonomy, Communities of Practice, and Affordances

    • (Mark) Feng Teng
    Pages 47-63

  6. The Complexities of Learner Agency and Teacher Agency in Foreign Language Education

    • (Mark) Feng Teng
    Pages 65-75

  7. Interrelationship of (Teacher) Autonomy, (Teacher) Agency, and (Teacher) Identity in Foreign Language Education

    • (Mark) Feng Teng
    Pages 77-89

  8. To Be or not to Be an ‘Old English Lecturer’: A Social Identity Theory Perspective

    • (Mark) Feng Teng
    Pages 91-109

  9. How EFL Students Learn English: From the Perspective of Identity Continuity and Identity Change

    • (Mark) Feng Teng
    Pages 111-129

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 131-132
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About this book

This book discusses the importance of autonomy, agency, and identity in teaching and learning English as a foreign language, all of which are central themes in the educational domain. By linking theory with practice to appeal to researchers as well as classroom practitioners, it provides an overview of the theoretical constructs of autonomy, agency, and identity along with empirical studies that explore these constructs through life stories as told by English teachers and students. Key features include: 
• New ideas to inspire professionals involved in foreign language education. 
• Up-to-date information to showcase for English language educators how autonomy, agency, and identity can be conceptualized across various institutional, sociocultural, and political contexts.
• A concise yet comprehensive review of the theoretical and practical issues characterizing English foreign language education today.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

    (Mark) Feng Teng

About the author

(Mark) Feng Teng is a language teacher educator with extensive teaching and research experience in China. His professional interests include metacognition and writing, vocabulary development, and identity research. He has published over 40 articles in international flagship journals, including Applied Linguistics, Thinking Skills and Creativity, The Language Learning Journal, and Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics, among others. Currently, he is editing one volume on second language writing, and another on second language literacy instruction, and is serving as a guest editor for several international journals.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Autonomy, Agency, and Identity in Teaching and Learning English as a Foreign Language

  • Authors: (Mark) Feng Teng

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0728-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-0727-0Published: 13 June 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4487-9Published: 23 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-0728-7Published: 01 June 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 132

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Language Education, Language Education

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