So far, we have been looking at teacher identity and critical self reflection; now let’s zoom out to look at some of the “big picture” influences that shape the content and atmosphere in the language classroom. As I wrote last time, language is not neutral. Corson (1993) is quick to note that there is a …
Month: November 2016
Overcoming the Myth of Neutrality
Like anyone else, a teacher is in part a product of his or her environment. Ellis (2016) emphasizes the "languaged lives" of teachers, in which their own experiences with language education "inform their identities and positioning as teachers of English"...
Teachers are Learners Too: Identity and Linguistic Insecurity in the Second Language Classroom
Oh no. One of my students has just asked me a question about Spanish grammar that I can’t answer. How is it that I felt so confident and accomplished with my Spanish if I don’t even know whether to use ser or estar in this particular context?
