Becoming an English language teacher: linguistic knowledge, anxieties and the shifting sense of identity

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Becoming an English language teacher: linguistic knowledge, anxieties and the shifting sense of identity

English language is a fast-growing and popular subject at A level, but the majority of qualified secondary teachers in the UK have subject expertise and backgrounds in literature. This paper reports on interviews with seven secondary English teachers who discuss the strategies they used when taking...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Giovanelli, Marcello
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2015
Subjects:	linguistics A-level English language subject knowledge teacher identity teacher education
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31834/

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