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EJ918089 - Understanding Teachers' Professional Identity and Beliefs in the Chinese Heritage Language School in the USA

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ERIC #:	EJ918089
Title:	Understanding Teachers' Professional Identity and Beliefs in the Chinese Heritage Language School in the USA
Authors:	Wu, Hsu-Pai; Palmer, Deborah K.; Field, Sherry L.
Descriptors:	Lifelong Learning; Interviews; Self Concept; Language Proficiency; Teaching Methods; Heritage Education; Second Language Instruction; Native Language Instruction; Case Studies; Chinese Americans; Chinese; Diaries; Teacher Attitudes; Language Teachers; Cultural Awareness; Teacher Student Relationship; Parent Role
Source:	Language, Culture and Curriculum, v24 n1 p47-60 Mar 2011
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Publisher:	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Date:	2011-03-00
Pages:	14
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Abstract:	Heritage language education has come to prominence worldwide. Despite the increasing number of Chinese heritage language learners and Chinese schools in the USA, little attention has been given to teachers. This study investigated three heritage language teachers' professional identity and beliefs about curriculum and instructional practices in a community-based Chinese school. A qualitative multiple case study was employed, and multiple data sources, such as semi-structured interviews, researcher's journals, and teachers' artefacts, were included. Cross-case analysis indicated that these teachers appeared to develop a weak sense of professional identity since they viewed teaching Chinese as a "secondary" and "volunteer" job. Teaching Chinese as a heritage language helped the teachers reconnect language and cultural knowledge. Learning contexts involved dynamic teacher-student interaction, parental support, and cultural-knowledge integration. While these teachers believed that they had a responsibility to develop students' language proficiency, they viewed parents as the people most critical to maintaining students' lifelong learning. This study provides various suggestions for reform in an effort to foster students' learning and promote high-quality Chinese heritage language contexts.
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ISSN:	ISSN-0790-8318
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Languages:	English
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Direct Link:	http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&id=doi:10.1080/07908318.2010.545413

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