ERIC Number: EJ1434267
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jul
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-5373
EISSN: EISSN-1835-517X
Preservice EAL/D Teachers' Relational Agency during Online Paired Practicum
Hongzhi Yang; Andrew S. Ross
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v48 n7 p17-34 2023
There is scant research on preservice English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) teachers' paired practicums in an online context. Underpinned by Cultural Historical Activity Theory, this paper explores how preservice EAL/D teachers exercise their relational agency during online paired practicums. Data were collected from five preservice EAL/D teachers' weekly journals written during their paired practicums and interviews after they completed their paired practicums. Following the key components of relational agency, the thematic analysis highlights the dialectical relationship between preservice teachers' relational agency and different types of collaboration, evidenced by the formation of mutual objects, tool mediation, and shared expertise. This paper provides new insight into how preservice teachers' knowledge, especially related to the affordances of technology, may be expanded and mediated by collaboration.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Practicums, Personal Autonomy, Journal Writing, Student Attitudes, Cooperative Learning, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Professional Autonomy, Foreign Countries
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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