An Annotation of Language Teacher Beliefs in View of Educational Culture

The research on foreign language （FL） teachers＇ cognition and its development has been attracting attention in the field of applied linguistics. However, the gap between teaching theories and truths, teacher beliefs and behaviors can only be annotated by an in-depth investigation of belief determinants （BD） that are shaped by specific educational culture. Based on an investigation of language teacher beliefs, this paper is an annotation of language teacher beliefs in view of educational culture. By using both qualitative and quantitative methods of interviewing forefront teachers and making a literature review, it intends to reveal the dynamic nature of teacher beliefs as the teaching reality in view of the impact and significance of educational culture. It hammers home with the conclusion that the teachers-role-fulfillment in China is based on their real beliefs and loaded with cultural, social, and subject pressure; it is not a lincal impartment from theory to practice, from advocating to implementing, but a selective practice with teachers＇ active cognition and adaptation towards the local educational culture.

Reconstructing Prior Beliefs through Teacher Education Programs——Review of Research into Changes in Language Teacher Beliefs

This review of research into changes in language teacher beliefs reveals that carefully designed language teacher education courses are effective in reconstructing teachers'prior beliefs. When teaching practices are added to the teacher education programs, when adjustments are made to the structure of teacher education courses, and when research practices are incorporated in teacher education programs, significant changes are seen in teachers'beliefs.

English Teachers’ Beliefs About Multilingual Awareness in L3 Learning and Their Teaching Practice in Chinese EFL Context

Teachers’ beliefs toward multilingual awareness in target language learning play a significant role in shaping learners’ attitudes to language awareness, affect learners’ linguistic behavior and teachers’ teaching practice. Therefore, the present study was aimed to explore English teachers’ beliefs about Inner Mongolian university students’ multilingual awareness in L3 learning and their teaching practice in Chinese EFL context. One hundred English teachers from six universities in Inner Mongolia, China, participated in this investigation. The data was collected through a questionnaire and teacher interviews. The results indicate that English teachers hold positive attitudes to multilingual awareness in general;however, there are belief differences between Mongolian and Han teachers;there exist discrepancies between English teachers’ beliefs about multilingual awareness and their teaching practice, and social-cultural environment, family language policy,teacher identity, learning experience, teaching materials, and, more importantly, teachers’ lack of awareness of fostering learners’ multilingual awareness lead to the discrepancies. The present research highlights the necessity of raising teacher awareness of cultivating multilingual awareness in future teacher development and emphasizes the significance of exploring the potential cognitive advantages of multilingualism in promoting L3 learning and developing English learners’ multilingual competence in the EFL context in China.

On the relationship between college English teachers＇ beliefs and their teaching behaviors

Based on the questionnaires and interviews on 19 college English teachers of a university in Beijing, the paper discusses college English teachers＇ beliefs. Through the analysis of research results, the paper focuses on the following questions： （1） What are the core beliefs of college English teachers？ （2） What influence will the teachers＇ beliefs exert on teaching behaviors？ （3） Will the teachers＇ beliefs change？ If the answer is YES, how will they change and what is the source of the changes？ The exploratory results and findings can help college English teachers realize the importance of teachers＇ beliefs, through which can help them improve their teaching practices and foster their professional development.

On the Student-Orientation of Teachers'Beliefs from Cognitive Perspective

At present, teachers'belief is an exploring topic to the linguists, educationists, and psychologists. Teachers'beliefs not only influence the teaching's attitudes and methods but also the student's interests, abilities and motivation. This thesis attempts to analyze the form, the development, the significance of teacher's beliefs from cognitive perspective. It also analyzes the relation between teacher's beliefs and class and the relation between teacher's beliefs and students to improve the emphasis on teacher's beliefs.

The Influence of Language Teachers' Career Trajectory on Beliefs about Using the L1 in the EFL Classroom: A Multiple Case Study

To uncover how different backgrounds influence teacher beliefs,a multiple case study was done to three pre-service and three in-service EFL teachers through semi-structured interviews.The results show that pre-service and in-service teachers hold a general belief that while English exposure is important,the use of Chinese as the L1 is complementary.Nonetheless,teachers’rationale reflects influence from prior learning experience,teacher education and classroom practice.The findings provide implications for career development of EFL teachers.

A Study on Teachers'and Students'Beliefs about English Teaching

Teacher and learner beliefs have been found to play an important role in EFL teaching and learning.The present em pirical study explores a group of college teachers'and students'beliefs about English teaching by using questionnaire.The statisti cal result shows that teachers and students have divergent views about many issues in English teaching.

The mismatch of beliefs about learning English between Chinese university students and teachers

The present investigation aims to explore the existence of differences of beliefs about learning English held by Chinese non-English major university students and their teachers of English in the southwest of China. Two questionnaires were used to collect the data. Chi-square （Z2） tests were used to analyze the quantitative data from both students＇ and teachers＇ questionnaires. The results of the chi-square （Z2） tests revealed that 34 out of 44 （plus 2 additional） items of beliefs varied significantly between teachers and students.

Brief Probe into College English Teachers' Phonetic Teaching Beliefs and Behavior

Pronunciation is the basic of learning a language and an important breakthrough point to promote the whole level of language.As a result,pronunciation attracted more and more attention in English teaching.However,it is still a weakness in English teaching because of the multifarious and complicated factors.A large numbers of research papers indicate that teacher is the leader and organizer of teaching activities,he or she dominants the whole process of pronunciation teaching.For example,they make decisions,design and reform the content of teaching in the classroom.What's more,teacher's beliefs can influence their teaching behaviors more than their professional knowledge,namely,teacher's phonetic teaching beliefs influence their phonetic teaching behaviors deeply.This study aims at finding out about teachers'beliefs of phonetic teaching and casting some light on the relationship between teachers' phonetic teaching beliefs and behaviors,and the causes for their inconsistency if any.

Grammar Teaching Beliefs of a Pre-service Teacher： A Repertory Grid Analysis

Pre-service teachers＇ belief is a popular research topic in educational pedagogy. It is important to examine inexperienced teachers＇ beliefs related to the profession of teaching since they will continue pursuing these beliefs while carrying out their profession. These beliefs will affect their future teaching practices, professional judgments and ideas （Roberts, 2001; Borg, 2003）. This study aimed to investigate the personal theories of one pre-service teacher from an ELT （English Language Teaching） certificate program at a foundation university in Istanbul. Her beliefs about effective grammar teaching were represented by using repertory grid data. This qualitative case study report displayed the participant pre-service teachers＇ thinking through cycles of constructing and reconstructing her personal theories about grammar teaching. The findings of the study were discussed and some educational implications were suggested.

College English Teachers’ Beliefs on Network-based Language Learning

The advantages and disadvantages for learning English in the Network-based environment attract most researchers’concern nowadays.This study profiles college English teachers’beliefs about the networkbased language learning.The main finding is that teachers’beliefs about network-based language learning are heterogeneous and thus reflect a wide range in terms of the evolution of approaches and technology use.

Beliefs about Language Learning Held by Pre-service Teachers:A case study

Language learning beliefs play a very important role in influencing learners' attitudes,motivations and also shape their experiences and actions in classroom.Successful learners develop insightful beliefs about language learning process,their own abilities and the use of effective strategies.However language learning beliefs can be different because of individual learner differences and contextual diversity.This study aimed at exploring beliefs about language learning held by pre-service teachers.159 pre-service teachers majoring in English at Qianan Normal College for Nationalities participated in the study.A 34-item questionnaire adapted from Horwitz's(1987) BALLI was used to collect the data.The results were reported and discussed from the following five aspects:1) beliefs about foreign language aptitude,2) beliefs about difficulty of language learning,3) beliefs about nature of language learning,4) beliefs about learning and communication strategies,and 5) beliefs about motivation and expectations.Suggestions on pedagogical implications and for future research were also indicated.

改革开放以来中小学教师培训政策的变迁逻辑与调整向度——基于支持联盟框架的分析

教师培训是教师发展的重要依靠,探究中小学教师培训政策的变迁逻辑有助于总结政策演进历程中的影响机制,从而找到教师培训政策调整的方向。运用支持联盟框架对41份中小学教师培训政策文本进行编码分析,发现核心信仰呈现出外延逐步扩大、适应教育变革、整体素质与专业发展并重等特征,次要信仰呈现出培训模式多元化、培训理念人本化、培训技术不断进步、培训工作规范化与精细化等特征。结合政策取向学习、外部因素与内部震荡等变迁因素,发现改革开放四十年来的中小学教师培训政策呈现出伴随着信仰体系的变化而变化、内部震荡引起核心信仰变化、政策取向学习引起次要信仰变化、外部因素是政策变迁的重要推动力量的变迁逻辑。为进一步明确中小学教师培训政策的调整向度,需要升华教师培训的信仰体系、优化教师培训的具体措施、加强教师培训的主体交流、推进教师培训的数字化转型。

人际关系对乡村教师教育信念的影响:教学效能感的中介作用

为探索乡村教师人际关系与教育信念之间的关系及其作用机制,采用问卷调查法,以人际关系量表、教学效能感量表、教育信念量表为测量工具,对全国7个省份的7517名乡村教师进行调查,以SPSS软件进行数据分析和处理。研究发现,乡村教师的教育信念呈现中等偏上水平,教学效能感呈现较高水平,而人际关系呈现相对较低水平;乡村教师人际关系、教学效能感、教育信念两两均呈显著正相关,乡村教师的人际关系、教学效能感对教育信念具有直接预测作用;在乡村教师人际关系影响教育信念的过程中,教学效能感能够充当部分中介作用。基于研究结论,提高乡村教师的教育信念需要对以下三个方面进行系统设计:改善人际关系、提升教学效能感、深化“局内人”身份认同。

试论外语教育学的价值及学科建设

外语教育学被列入2024年发布的《研究生教育学科专业简介及其学位基本要求(试行版)》,本文将阐述将外语教育学确立为学科的必要性、学科建设的定位和使命、学科发展对外语教师成长和外语人才培养的重要意义,以此坚定学科信念,引导研究方法,助力教学改革。寄望该学科能够为提高我国外语教育质量赋能,为提升外语专业人才的核心竞争力、促进教师的专业发展搭桥造势。

大学英语教师学术发展中的信念与实践探究:基于教师访谈的质性分析

本研究采用半结构式访谈,以教师学术信念和实践为核心,探究七位大学英语教师的学术发展,即他们的教学和科研发展。教师学术信念是教师的学术观点和看法,会影响其学术实践。研究发现,教师学术信念从缺失和懵懂发展到信念建构,再到信念确立。关键事件/人物在弥补信念缺失和破解学术实践中的困境时至关重要,它们可以是内驱力,但更多是外推力,二者合力帮助教师增强学术信念。信念赋予一些教师毅力和使命感,为他人提供具有传递性的关键事件,以实现学术传承。信念与实践互相影响,实践中的积极反馈和消极反馈并存,对教师学术发展起调节作用,使发展过程呈现非线性、螺旋式上升趋势。教师学术发展的主要途径是教学和科研相融合。

实践导向主题(POT)如何调和语言教师信念、实践和身份的统一性?一项叙事研究

根据维果茨基的观点,praxis代表着理论与实践的统一。这一社会文化理论的概念为语言教师教育提供了重要的研究启示,但目前只有少数学者探讨了其含义(Johnson et al., 2020, 2022)。为了填补这一空白,我们旨在探索实践导向主题(praxis-oriented themes)如何影响TESOL和语言学项目中的导师-学员二人组的专业信念与实践的发展。此外,我们还研究了师生信念和实践的发展如何反过来影响师生关系,并进一步促进师生二人组的身份发展。本文选取叙事研究法,收集两对师生的相关语言学习和教学经历以及伴随这些经历产生的情感变化的叙事片段。研究发现:师生关系的变化主要分为三个阶段:提升知识、传承导师、建立自我。在这三个不同阶段,受访者的身份认同从学生变为新手科研者,再转变为中国文化的传承学者。本研究阐明praxis理论框架可以促进教师培训项目的发展,为语言教师和教师教育者提供了一定的见解。

体育教师信念的国际研究现状与趋势——基于CiteSpace的文献计量分析

高质量教师是高质量教育发展的中坚力量。教师信念作为教师专业素养构成的关键要素,对促进教师专业发展、提升教师质量具有重要作用与影响。为借鉴国际体育教师信念研究的成果与经验,促进国内对体育教师信念的研究,研究利用CiteSpace软件,对Web of Science核心合集数据库中1960—2022年的英文文献进行可视化研究。发现:体育教师信念研究高潮出现于2021年,载文数量最多的期刊是Journal of Teaching in Physical Education;研究中心度最高的国家是美国,核心圈层的代表学者是Richards KAR、Kulinna PH和Curtner-smith MD等人;研究热点趋势集中于体力活动促进、职业社会化、批判性教学法、职前体育教师、专业发展等方面。启示:国内未来研究应重点关注体育教师信念对课程改革的影响以及促进职前、职后阶段体育教师信念的发展。

新课程改革背景下中式课例研究的反思、进展与展望

中式课例研究作为促进教师专业发展的重要形式,为教师理解和落实课程改革理念提供了支持。总结以往中式课例研究,发现有三个主要特点:研究内容主要聚焦于教材与教法,缺少对学生学习过程的关注;研究主体具有同质性,即参与人员通常来自同一学科和学段;研究成果展示方式单一,即以公开课为主要形式。目前,新课程改革背景下的中式课例研究,呈现出在落实改革目标的同时不断加入理论指导、关注教师对课程改革的情感变化、积极寻求课例研究成果的多样化展示方式等新特点。中式课例研究是在继承本土课堂教学文化传统、不断改变专业共同体结构关系、更新教师课程改革理念、转变教师教学行为的过程中,逐渐完善的一种教学研究方式。未来中式课例研究者要在主动探索中式课例研究经验的概念化和理论化表达、关注教师情感变化的同时,还要尝试组建异质专业共同体以及探索多样化呈现课例研究成果的途径。