Attending to the Social Situation of Development in a Preservice Teaching Experience in Community-Based Adult ESL: An Activity Theoretical Analysis
sábado, el 1 de junio de 2019 a las 10:45–11:15 CDT add to calendar
Think 2
Session Type
Paper (25 minutes)
Program Summary
This presentation uses activity theory to trace the relationship of influence between novice teacher educators’ pedagogy and preservice teachers’ L2 pedagogical content knowledge throughout a field experience in community-based adult ESL. Findings highlight contradictions limiting preservice teachers’ development and the importance of understanding activity systems to provide responsive mediation.