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This research is a journey of mine, as a CSL (Chinese as second language) teacher, using autoethnographical method to explore my own emotions and professional growth in the teaching of Chinese language to EM students. This research is a study of self-exploration. To make it simple, the autoethnography is written in accordance to the natural sequence of my self-exploration. First, I have chosen to report some of my raw experiences over the two-and-half years of teaching with the 2009 and 2010 cohorts of EM students (S2 and S1) as significant critical incidents that form the basis of my layers of reflection. They form the primary domain of the study. The writing is structured according to the classification suggested by Schon: 1. Reflection in Action: This part of the writing provides rich description of a series of critical incidents or episodes and my thoughts and feelings in the incidents. In writing each incident, the memory brings me back to the time and some instant reflection (usually filled, with some heavy emotions, confusion which needs clarity) may also be added to the description. The ‘Reflection in Action’ with the 2 cohorts of students is reported in two separate chapters. 2. Reflection on Action: After each ‘Reflection in Action’ chapter (which is mainly narratives of the critical incidents), there is a ‘Reflection on Action’ chapter which provides more in-depth analysis and reflection of my experience. With the 2009 cohort (S2 students), the associated ‘Reflection on Action’ is structured around the various emotions and relations experienced. And then with the 2010 cohort (S1 students), the associated ‘Reflection on Action’ is structured around my roles, values and cultural conflicts in the experience. 3. ‘Reflection for Action’: After I have completed ‘Reflection on Action’ on my experience to these two groups of students, I then make an overall reflection. The intention is to develop a better conceptualization of the whole experience and develop some theory that can serve as direction for my future practice, or hypothesis for consideration and future research by others. Before writing this final ‘Reflection for Action’, to provide a more valid and reliable basis for it, I interview some students (those involved in some of the significant incidents), three teachers from my school and three other teachers from other educational institutions. (One is a teaching staff working at the University of Hong Kong, one is from a Band 2 secondary school with lot of EM students, and the last one is a teaching staff working in a subsidized secondary school with some EM students.) Having the private talk with students can give me more insight on how some issues are seen from the students’ side. In the interviews, the critical incidents are used as stimulus together with questions which are designed for sharing emotions and enhancing understanding. After the final ‘Reflection for Action’, I will reflect on how the process of autoethographic writing and try to share with readers its values in teacher growth and other practical knowledge on using this methodology, including its strengths and limitations. In reflecting on my interaction, relation and emotions with students, I found my weaknesses; but I also came to realize fear existed in most of us. The way we handled our fear reflects our values and attitudes and in turn affected the fear of others. Our students also had their fear. The cultures of my students and me, and the differences, had made a great impact on our understanding of each other, and hence our emotional feelings towards each perceptions on cultural identity, and I tried to match the cultural strategies I learnt from literature with the cultural strategies practiced by me and my students. I also began to question how I saw (and would need to see) myself as their teacher, and respond to the differences between us. The issue of a teacher’s self and its formation in intercultural teaching then also became the focus of the study. In the end, you may ask, ‘what do you get from writing this autoethnographic research? In this teaching journey: teaching Chinese to the non-Chinese, you may ask, is teaching pedagogy very important fro students to learn better? Yes. But apart from teaching pedagogy, we need to take other issues into consideration. The issue of emotions and intercultural difference often emerges during the process of teaching and learning especially when teaching with ethnic minority students and this we need to take it into consideration to make the teaching of ethnic minority more smooth. To make the teaching of ethnic minority successful, we also need to understand our limitations and be accommodating, positive and show understanding to our students. In short, in the process of autoethnographic study, I have learned from lived experience. Through layers of reflection in different perspectives and different timing: reflection, it allows me to have some space to understand myself, show respect to others: students, parents and colleagues. We learn when we teach and we grow when we nurture our students with understanding and teach them with the virtue of gratitude.
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In order to understand the intricate processes involved in second language teacher development, in the last decade studies in second language teacher education (SLTE) have addressed the need to explore pre-service teachers’ beliefs and emotions jointly as they occur in their contexts of teaching. SLTE researchers have referred to the importance of helping pre-service teachers verbalize their beliefs and try to understand and regulate their emotions as they can serve to explain what, how, and why pre-service teachers do what they do during their practicum experience. In addition, considering future teachers will be passing on their beliefs, values, and ways of behaving and feeling to future generations, SLTE should offer pre-service teachers with models of teaching that will help form ethical, reflective, and emotionally intelligent professionals capable of transforming society. The clamor for peace in today’s world and the globalized nature of the English language emphasize the need to embrace practices in SLTE intended to foster peace. In Argentina (the context of the present study) such practices carry particular relevance, as it is expected from the Ministry of Education that the teaching of foreign languages at primary and high school level serve as tools to promote societal peace. Given the importance of exploring pre-service teachers’ beliefs together with emotions, and on the importance of providing them with holistic approaches to teaching aimed at expanding peace, this study examines pre-service teachers’ beliefs and emotions about an innovative intervention involving the language of peace throughout their practicum semester in an Argentine setting. More specifically, through multiple case studies and narrative approaches, this study investigates four pre-service teachers’ beliefs and emotions regarding peace and the implementation of multidimensional peace language activities (MPLAs) before, during, and after their Practicum I course. In addition, it aims at comparing participants’ beliefs and emotions with their actions as reflected in their lesson plans and in-school teaching experience. Finally, it traces pre-service teachers’ transformation of beliefs and emotions throughout the course, and examines the ways in which reflection facilitates teacher development. Multiple sources were used for data collection, including semi-structured interviews, journal entries, field-notes from classroom observations, lesson plans, and narrative frames. The thematic and content analysis of the data revealed that in general participants believed the MPLA intervention in the practicum (a) gave participants meaningful English exposure, (b) changed their understanding of peace and enhanced their ability to teach peace in EFL classrooms, and (c) led to a more transformative practicum experience. By embodying multidimensional peace the participants were able to become conscious of their beliefs, emotions, and actions regarding the inclusion of MPLAs and understand their teaching practices better, thereby allowing themselves to develop as teachers and peacebuilders. However, it was noted that two pre-service teachers were not able to include as many MPLAs as they had desired, due to contextual factors and previous learning experiences, among other aspects. Limitations of the study are addressed, as well as research and pedagogical implications for the field of SLTE that relate to the need to incorporate holistic, experiential, and contemplative approaches intended to cultivate multidimensional peace.

Com a conseqüència del ‘gir emocional’ (Pavlenko, 2013) en el camp d’Adquisició de Segones Llengües – i en particular gràcies a l’arribada de la Psicologia Positiva, s'ha dedicat més atenció al paper que exerceixen les emocions i processos relacionats com les (auto-)creences en l'aprenentatge de segones llengües/llengües estrangeres. L'objectiu d'aquest projecte d'investigació és explorar les creences i emocions que els estudiants d’anglès manifesten i construeixen en relació amb (i) la metodologia d’ensenyament i el tipus de tasques (especialment les tasques orals); i (ii) el paper de les relacions entre professor i alumne. S'ha adoptat un enfocament qualitatiu en quatre estudis independents però entrellaçats, en què s’han analitzat tant dades observacionals (enregistraments d'àudio/vídeo a l'aula) com no observacionals (entrevistes, grups de discussió i ítems de resposta oberta). Els resultats indiquen que molts estudiants han construït autoconceptes insegurs amb (auto)creences disfuncionals i experiències emocionals negatives interrelacionades, especialment pel que fa a les tasques de parla, en gran part a causa d'una tradició d'enfocaments gramaticals i d’escassa producció oral. L'anàlisi mostra que és possible canviar cap a una mentalitat més positiva, però el procés d'adaptació implica períodes difícils de transició per aquells estudiants que semblen sentir-se més insegurs amb les seves habilitats lingüístiques. Durant aquest procés, s’ha demostrat que el paper del professor és crucial per a crear positivitat a classe promovent un contacte positiu entre professor i alumne i creant un entorn segur on els estudiants respectin i treballin col•laborativament per tal de vèncer la inhibició a l’hora de parlar en anglès.
A raíz del 'giro emocional' (Pavlenko, 2013) en el campo de Adquisición de Segundas Lenguas – y, en particular, gracias a la llegada de la Psicología Positiva, se ha dedicado más atención al papel que desempeñan las emociones y procesos relacionados como las (auto)creencias en el aprendizaje de segundas lenguas/lenguas extranjeras. El objetivo de este proyecto de investigación es explorar las creencias y emociones que los estudiantes de inglés manifiestan y construyen en relación con (i) la metodología de enseñanza y el tipo de tareas (especialmente las tareas orales); y (ii) el papel de las relaciones entre profesor y alumno. Se ha adoptado un enfoque cualitativo en cuatro estudios independientes pero entrelazados en los cuales se han analizado tanto datos observacionales (grabaciones de audio/vídeo en el aula) como no observacionales (entrevistas, grupos de discusión e ítems de respuesta abierta). Los resultados indican que muchos estudiantes han construido autoconceptos inseguros con (auto)creencias disfuncionales y experiencias emocionales negativas interrelacionadas, especialmente con respecto a las tareas de habla, en gran parte debido a una tradición de enfoques gramaticales y escasa producción oral. El análisis muestra que es posible cambiar hacia una mentalidad más positiva, pero el proceso de adaptación implica períodos difíciles de transición para aquellos estudiantes que parecen sentirse más inseguros con sus habilidades lingüísticas. Durante este proceso, se ha demostrado que el papel del profesor es crucial para crear positividad en clase promoviendo un contacto positivo entre profesor y alumno y creando un entorno seguro donde los estudiantes respeten y trabajen colaborativamente para vencer la inhibición a la hora de hablar en inglés.
Due to the ‘emotional turn’ (Pavlenko, 2013) in SLA – and particularly thanks to the advent of Positive Psychology – closer attention has been devoted to the role that emotions and related processes such as (self-)beliefs play in foreign/second language learning. The aim of this doctoral thesis is to explore the English language learning beliefs and emotions students display and have constructed in relation to (i) the teaching methodology and the type of tasks (particularly oral tasks), and (ii) the role of the teacher and student-teacher relationships. A qualitative approach has been adopted in four independent yet intertwined studies in which both observational (classroom audio/video-recordings) and non-observational (interviews, focus groups and open-ended items) data have been analyzed. Findings indicate that many students have constructed insecure self-concepts with interrelated dysfunctional (self-)beliefs and negative emotional experiences – especially regarding speaking tasks – largely due to a tradition of grammar-based approaches and scarce oral production. The analysis shows that change towards more positive mindsets is possible but the adaptation process involves difficult periods of transition for those students who appear to feel more insecure with their language abilities. During this process, the role of the teacher has been proven to be crucial in fostering positivity in class by promoting positive teacher-student contact and by creating a safe environment in which students respect and work collaboratively in order to overcome English speaking inhibition.

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Situated in the field of Applied Linguistics, the present study is about language regarding teachers‟ work during the Letters-English undergraduate program at UFPB - in special, in the PIBID program - focusing on the emotions and resources for acting through language. The main objective is to give visibility to emotions experienced in the context of teacher education and work, as well as to its recursiveness in language, by means of investigating representations of emotions and resources for acting in undergraduate voices. As a way to trigger this language in dialogue, the following tools from the Clinic of Activity are used: simple self-confrontation (SSC) and cross self-confrontation (CSC). The texts were generated in two SSC sessions with two novice teachers, one with each research collaborator, and one CSC session with both collaborators, in 2015-6. These texts are analyzed in the light of Socio-discursive Interactionism (BRONCKART, 2008, 2012), focusing on thematic content and modalizations, so that to comprehend the lines that weave emotions and interweave resources for acting on verbalization about teachers‟ education and work. For this, other relevant concepts involve emotion (SPINOZA, 1955, VYGOTSKY, 2004, GOLEMAN, 2007; CRAMPTON; LEWIS,2016), reconfiguration (BRONCKART, 2008), objective, subjective and social worlds (HABERMAS, 2010), empathy (BAKHTIN, 2010), discursive genre and style (BAKHTIN, 1997) and professional genre and style (CLOT, 2007, 2010). The analysis is developed in order to discuss the following research questions: which themes emerge in language about teachers´ work? How are emotions and resources for acting thematized and intertwined in graduating teachers´ voices? In which way are resources for acting woven from emotions and vice-versa? On answering these questions, threads of the objective, social and subjective worlds are unraveled through modalizations present in teacher discourse. Based on this analysis, remarks about teacher education are woven, in terms of inclusion in the professional genre and the development of style, of situations that mobilize the emotions of graduating teachers, of the reconfiguration of emotions and acting, as well as the fabric of resources for acting, amongst others, emphasizing the emotional dimension of teachers. Lastly, considerations based on the discussion of data are presented, as the necessity of emotional education at schools and at universities, as well the relevance of work groups, of reconfiguration processes and of psychological support in teachers‟ courses.
No campo da Linguística Aplicada, o presente estudo trata da linguagem sobre o trabalho docente em formação inicial, em especial, durante o PIBID na Licenciatura em Letras Inglês, UFPB, atentando para as emoções e para os recursos para o agir por meio da linguagem. O objetivo central é dar visibilidade às emoções vividas na formação e no trabalho docente e a sua recursividade na linguagem, por meio da análise das representações das emoções e dos recursos para o agir na voz de professores licenciandos. Para suscitar essas vozes em diálogo, são utilizadas ferramentas da Clínica da Atividade, corrente da Psicologia do Trabalho, a saber: autoconfrontação simples (ACS) e autoconfrontação cruzada (ACC). Os textos foram gerados em 2015-16, em duas sessões de ACS, uma com cada um dos dois professores colaboradores, licenciandos do referido curso de Letras Inglês, membros do PIBID atrelado ao curso, bem como em uma sessão de ACC, com os mesmos colaboradores. Esses textos são analisados à luz do Interacionismo Sociodiscursivo (BRONCKART, 2008, 2012), com enfoque no conteúdo temático e nas modalizações, a fim de percorrer os fios que tecem as emoções e entretecem recursos para o agir no dizer sobre a formação e o trabalho docente. Para isso, são considerados conceitos como emoção (SPINOZA, 1955, VYGOTSKY, 2004, GOLEMAN, 2007; CRAMPTON; LEWIS, 2016), reconfiguração (BRONCKART, 2008), mundos objetivo, subjetivo e social (HABERMAS, 2010), empatia (BAKHTIN, 2010), gênero e estilo do discurso (BAKHTIN, 1997) e gênero profissional (CLOT, 2007, 2010). Destarte, a análise é desenvolvida com o propósito de discutir as seguintes questões de pesquisa: quais temas emergem na linguagem sobre o trabalho docente? Como as emoções e os recursos para o agir são tematizados e entrelaçados na voz dos professores licenciandos? De que forma são tecidos recursos para o agir a partir das emoções e vice-versa? Ao responder a essas perguntas, são percorridos fios dos mundos objetivo, social e subjetivo nas modalizações presentes no dizer dos professores. A partir dessa análise, são tecidas considerações sobre a formação inicial, quanto à inserção no gênero profissional e o desenvolvimento do estilo, sobre situações que mobilizam as emoções dos licenciandos, a reconfiguração de emoções e do agir, a tessitura de recursos para o agir, entre outras, enfatizando a dimensão emocional dos professores. Concluindo, seguem ponderações fundamentadas na discussão dos dados, como a necessidade de educação das emoções na escola e na universidade, a relevância da formação de coletivos de trabalho, dos processos de reconfiguração e do apoio psicológico nas licenciaturas.

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O presente trabalho teve por objetivo estudar a inter-relação entre as emoções vivenciadas por professoras de língua inglesa em formação inicial e o processo de (re)construção de identidades profissionais. Para tanto, busco na teoria históricocultural (JOHNSON, 2009; JOHNSON e GOLOMBEK, 2011; JOHNSON e GOLOMBEK, 2016), baseada nos estudos de Vigotski e da Psicologia HistóricoCultural (VIGOTSKI, 2007, 2009, 2010; RATNER, 1995), fundamentos para explicar os fenômenos sob investigação. Emoções, portanto, são compreendidas como funções psicológicas superiores que têm influência direta na prática do sujeito historicamente situado (VIGOTSKI, 2004; 2010; TOASSA, 2009, 2011). Identidades, sob esse viés, é um conceito definido como papeis desempenhados pelo sujeito em um contexto sociocultural. São construídas no processo de interação social, por meio da mediação da linguagem e processos cognitivos (GOFFMAN, 1985; CIAMPA, 1984, 1998, 2007; De COSTA, 2017; BARKHUIZEN, 2017; LEIBOWITZ, 2017). A pesquisa foi realizada no contexto de um projeto de extensão de ensino de línguas estrangeiras, com duas professoras de língua inglesa em formação inicial. Os dados foram gerados e coletados durante dois semestres letivos por intermédio de narrativas de experiência, entrevistas orais para geração de história de vida, observação e gravação de aulas, sessões de visionamento e entrevista sobre emoções (CLARÀ, 2015). A análise dos dados sugere uma inter-relação de natureza recíproca entre as emoções vivenciadas pelas participantes e as identidades profissionais construídas e negociadas em sua prática pedagógica. As emoções atuam como mediação entre o profissional e sua ação, fator essencial para a construção de uma identidade. Revelam ainda uma gama de emoções vivenciadas que provocam diferentes reações nas participantes, não podendo, assim, classificá-las como negativas ou positivas. Por fim, ressalta-se a necessidade de um trabalho no sentido de promoção de um letramento emocional nos cursos de formação de professores de língua inglesa, para que os futuros profissionais tenham a habilidade para lidar com suas próprias emoções e as de seus estudantes.
The present study aimed at investigating the interrelationship between the emotions experienced by English language teachers in initial education and the process of (re) construction of professional identities. To achieve this goal, I analyzed the phenomena under a historical-cultural lens (JOHNSON, 2009; JOHNSON e GOLOMBEK, 2011; JOHNSON e GOLOMBEK, 2016), based on the studies of Vigotski and the Historical-Cultural Psychology (VIGOTSKI, 2007, 2009, 2010; RATNER, 1995). Emotions, therefore, are understood as higher psychological functions that have a direct influence on the practice of the historically situated subject (VIGOTSKI, 2004; 2010; TOASSA, 2009, 2011). Identities, under this bias, is a concept defined as roles played by the subject in a sociocultural context. They are constructed in the process of social interaction, through the mediation of language and cognitive processes (GOFFMAN, 1985; CIAMPA, 1984, 1998, 2007; De COSTA, 2017; BARKHUIZEN, 2017; LEIBOWITZ, 2017). The research was carried out in the context of an extension project on foreign language teaching, with two English language teachers in the process of initial education. The data were generated and collected during two academic semesters by means of the use of narratives of experience, oral interviews for generation of life history, observation and class recordings, viewing sessions and interview about emotions (CLARÀ, 2015). Data analysis suggests a reciprocal interrelationship between the emotions experienced by the participants and the professional identities built and negotiated in their pedagogical practice. Emotions act as mediation between the professionals and their actions, an essential factor for the construction of identities. It also reveals a range of emotions experienced that provoke different reactions in the participants. Thus, they cannot, therefore, be classified into a negative or positive spectrum. Finally, it shows a need for actions to promote emotional literacy in English-language teacher education courses, so that future professionals have the ability to deal with their own emotions and those of their students.
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This study investigated the relationship between teacher support, internalizing symptoms, and academic achievement in a sample of English Language Learners (ELLs) and non-English Language Learners (non-ELLs). Participants were middle school students from a culturally and linguistically diverse suburban school district. Linear regressions were used to examine mediation, moderation, and moderated-mediation models of teacher support on internalizing symptoms and academic achievement. The results showed that increased teacher support was related to higher classroom grades, particularly for non-ELLs, and decreased internalizing symptoms for both ELLs and non-ELLs. Implications, limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.
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Recent research indicates that many children with Language Impairment (LI) have difficulty with social communication skills. This study assessed the impact of a social communication intervention on teacher perceptions of social withdrawal in children who received the treatment. The intervention targeted emotion understanding using the presentation of children's stories, facial picture cards, and journaling. Teacher perception was measured using the three withdrawal subscales of the Teacher Behavior Rating Scale (TBRS): Solitary-Active withdrawal, Solitary-Passive withdrawal, and Reticence. Following treatment all five participants received lower ratings of withdrawn behavior on some of the subscales. Only one participant received a rating indicting increased withdrawn behavior (on a single subscale). The most positive indicators of change following treatment were the reduction in Solitary-Active withdrawal for three of the participants and the reduction of Reticent withdrawal for three participants. This study reveals promising results for social communication intervention in children with LI in the area of withdrawn behaviors.

Recent studies and literature regarding children with language impairment (LI) indicate that these children have difficulty with social communication skills. This study assessed the effect of a social communication intervention on teacher perceptions of withdrawal in six elementary school age participants with LI. The social communication intervention included story sharing, identifying pictures of facial expressions, and journaling to target emotion understanding. The Teacher Behavior Rating Scale (TBRS) was utilized to measure teacher perception of withdrawal. The TBRS examined three subscales of social withdrawal: solitary-active withdrawal, solitary-passive withdrawal, and reticence. Following treatment, teacher ratings of withdrawn behavior decreased for all six participants on some of the subscales. Solitary-active behavior decreased for four of the six participants, solitary-passive behavior decreased for five participants, and reticent behavior decreased for three participants. Teacher ratings of withdrawal for two participants increased on a single subscale, however. These changes suggest positive post-treatment outcomes with regard to withdrawn behavior in children with LI.

Recent research indicates that children with language impairment (LI) often experience difficulties with social communication. Although the empirical basis for general social communication intervention is growing, information documenting the efficacy of these interventions for children with LI remains limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a social communication intervention on teacher perceptions of sociability in five elementary-aged children with LI. The intervention focused on the presentation and use of children's stories to target aspects of emotion understanding. The two sociability subscales of the Teacher Behavior Rating Scale (TBRS), impulse control/likeability and prosocial behavior, were used as variables with which to measure teacher perception. Pre and post intervention measures of teacher ratings were taken and compared for each participant. Results indicated that four of the five participants received higher ratings for prosocial behaviors following treatment, with two participants scoring within typical range for their age. Two participants remained stable in their pre and posttreatment scores for impulse control/likeability, one participant increased in their ratings, and two of the participants had a decline in posttreatment scores for impulse control/likeability. This study revealed noteworthy improvements in prosocial behaviors in children with LI, even while problems with impulse control remained or increased. This was to be expected considering the intervention focused on emotion understanding which leads to prosocial behavior, whereas the intervention did not focus explicitly on impulse control. Implications of these results were discussed and suggestions for further research were offered.

Research shows that children with language impairment (LI) often have deficits in social communication. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a social communication intervention targeting emotion understanding on teacher perceptions of withdrawal in six elementary-aged boys with LI. The intervention incorporated four elements into treatment sessions: a) Story sharing of children's literature that was rich in emotional content and prosocial behaviors; b) Story enactment of the same children's literature; c) identification and discussion of pictures of facial expressions; and d) journaling to help internalize and reflect on emotions and social behaviors targeted. Two withdrawal subscales of the Teacher Behavior Rating Scale (TBRS), reticence and solitary-passive behavior, were used as variables with which to measure teacher perception. Pre and postintervention measures of teacher ratings were taken and compared for each participant. Results indicated that four of the six participants improved in ratings of withdrawn behaviors following treatment. Two of the boys improved 2 SD for ratings of reticence. Two additional participants did not show improvement, but remained stable in their pre and posttreatment scores for both reticence and solitary-passive withdrawal. These results indicate a generally favorable outcome of the social communication intervention with regard to social withdrawal in children with LI.

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Este trabalho propõe-se a investigar como o linguajear e o emocionar da docência modificam-se no início da carreira. O estudo foi desencadeado pelo desconforto que a metodologia do ensino de Matemática, baseada em sua maioria na apresentação do conteúdo e na realização de exercícios, causava tanto nos estudantes quanto na professora. A situação vivenciada nos primeiros anos da docência indicava a necessidade de estabelecer outro linguajear e emocionar com os estudantes, que favorecesse suas aprendizagens e não mais os negasse enquanto sujeitos aprendentes. Escolhemos a metodologia de Projetos de Aprendizagem como proposta facilitadora da aprendizagem, o que demandou a construção do saber no coletivo. Para conhecermos as transformações no linguajear e no emocionar foi necessário utilizar um instrumento de acompanhamento das atividades docente. Escolhemos o diário de aula como instrumento para o registro da experiência vivida no ensino de Matemática, de junho a dezembro de 2012, com os alunos do sexto e sétimo anos, de uma escola da rede pública de ensino. Analisamos e discutimos a narrativa presente no “Diário de uma professora iniciante” a partir da Investigação Narrativa, que se constitui tanto como fenômeno que se investiga quanto método de investigação. O conversar no diário mostrou uma professora iniciante com muitas inquietações em relação ao seu fazer docente, trazendo indicadores da insatisfação com a metodologia de ensino utilizada e o quanto o trabalho na perspectiva reprodutiva refletia-se na falta de desejo de aprender dos estudantes. Revelou também um emocionar de conflito com as certezas relacionadas aos processos de ensinar e aprender. Na experiência, aprendemos a respeitar os diferentes sujeitos e aceitá-los na sua singularidade, a refletir na ação e a tomar decisões a respeito do que já estava determinado de antemão (sistema escolar, ambiente físico, relações sociais, finalidades e objetivos educativos) que normalmente não questionávamos. Refletir na e sobre a ação permitiu-nos compreender os fundamentos de um fazer que emergiu da constituição docente que, em sua maioria, ocorre pela incorporação de um modo de viver. Estar em constante processo de formação foi o que nos mobilizou e forneceu subsídios para realizarmos a reflexão e, consequentemente, modificarmos as condutas estabelecidas com os estudantes. Problematizar a própria ação e as questões que permeiam a profissão docente possibilitou-nos questionar e compreender as razões pelas quais definimos nosso linguajear e emocionar no espaço de sala de aula e qual cultura de escola queremos gerar com os alunos. Tomamos a reflexão sobre a reflexão na ação como estratégia que nos permitirá fazer a docência na objetividade-entre-parênteses e gerar uma cultura que legitime a ação de todos os sujeitos como protagonistas dos processos de ensinar e aprender, de forma recíproca e igualmente válida.
This study aims to investigate how the language and the emotion of teaching are modified in teacher's early career. The study was triggered by the discomfort that the methodology of teaching Mathematics, based mostly on the presentation of content and exercises, caused both the students and the teacher. The situation experienced in the early years of teaching indicated the need to establish another language and emotion with the students, which may favor their learning and no longer deny them as learners. We chose the Learning Projects methodology as learning facilitator proposal, which required the collective construction of knowledge. To find out the changes in language and emotion, it was necessary to use a monitoring tool for teaching activities. We chose the diary as a tool to record the experience in teaching Mathematics, from June to December 2012, with students of the sixth and seventh years of a public school education. We analyze and discuss the narrative present in "Diary of a beginning teacher" from Narrative Research perspective, which is both a phenomenon that is being investigated and an investigation method. The conversation in the diary showed a beginner teacher with many concerns regarding their teaching. It brings indicators of dissatisfaction with the teaching methodology applied and how the work in reproductive perspective was reflected in the students' lack of learning desire. It also revealed an emotion of conflict about the certainties of the teaching and learning processes. In this experiment, we've learned to respect the different subjects and accept them in their uniqueness; to reflect in the course of action and to make decisions about what was in advance already determined (school system, physical environment, social relationships, educational goals and objectives), which normally there were no questioning about. Reflecting in the course and about the action has allowed us to understand the acting bases, which has emerged from the teacher's constitution, which mostly occurs by the incorporation of a way of living. Being in a constant process of study mobilized us and provided subsidies to accomplish a strong reflection about our practices and, as a result, a modified behavior with the students. Problematizing the action itself and the issues that underlie the teaching profession enabled us to question and understand the reasons why we define our language and emotion in the classroom space and which school culture we want to create with the students. We take the reflection about the reflection in course of action as a strategy that will allow us to make the objectivity- between-parenthesis teaching and to generate a culture that legitimizes the action of all the subjects as protagonists of the processes of teaching and learning, in a reciprocal and equally way.

Burke scholars oftentimes overlook Burke's fundamental role as educator and how his work can and should be applied to the classroom. This paper explores Burke's theoretical works and centers on two concepts important to developing rhetorical skills necessary for functioning and participating in a democratic society: his theory of aesthetic form and his distinction between motion and action. Specifically, this paper (1) clarifies these concepts and explains how they relate to each other and the emotional experience of literature, and (2) demonstrates how these concepts work together to imply a new method of practicing rhetorical criticism in the literature classroom necessary to meet Burke's goals of education: to help students become critically aware of the symbolic influences working upon them and to make critical judgments about them. To do that, I explain Burke's theory of form outlined in Counter-Statement, as clarified in additional texts, and how this form engages readers in a sequential and dialogical process, which creates in readers a specific emotional experience. I discuss how this experience subjects those who encounter form to what I describe in Burke's terms as a "motional" and consequently passive experience. I then discuss how practicing a method of reflection during and after the experience of form can help subject this experience to critique, into what Burke defined as the realm of "action"—conscious, deliberative choice.

Children with language impairment (LI) often demonstrate difficulties in social communication. Although a number of general social communication interventions have been suggested, there is relatively little work done to examine the efficacy of these interventions for school-age children with LI, and none reported to target general emotional competence. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects on teacher perception of an intervention designed to improve emotion understanding. The intervention was centered on the presentation and use of children's stories to introduce and practice aspects of emotion understanding. The withdrawn and sociable subscales of the Teacher Behavior Rating Scale (TBRS) were selected as variables on which to measure teacher perception. Following treatment five of the six participants scored higher ratings of prosocial behavior, with two demonstrating overall reductions in withdrawn behavior and increases in sociable behavior. For one of these participants, the reported progress was notable. The most positive indicator of change following treatment was the reduction in solitary-active withdrawal behavior reported for three of the participants. A reduction in this type of behavior would most likely have an important impact on the quality of social interactions experienced by these individuals.

Improvisation is a construct that uses a set of minimal heuristic guidelines to create a highly flexible scaffold that fosters extemporaneous communication. Scholars from diverse domains: such as psychology, business, negotiation, and education have suggested its use as a method for preparing professionals to manage complexity and think on their feet. A review of the literature revealed that while there is substantial theoretical scholarship on using improvisation in diverse domains, little research has verified these assertions. This dissertation evaluated whether improvisation, a specific type of dramatic technique, was effective for training pre-service teachers in specific characteristics of teacher-child classroom interaction, communication and affective skills development. It measured the strength and direction of any potential changes such training might effect on pre-service teacher's self-efficacy for teaching and for implementing the communication skills common to improvisation and teaching while interacting with student in an inclusive classroom setting. A review of the literature on teacher self-efficacy and improvisation clarified and defined key terms, and illustrated relevant studies. This study utilized a mixed-method research design based on instructional design and development research. Matched pairs t-tests were used to analyze the self-efficacy and training skills survey data and pre-service teacher reflections and interview transcripts were used to triangulate the qualitative data. Results of the t-tests showed a significant difference in participants' self-efficacy for teaching measured before and after the improvisation training. A significant difference in means was also measured in participants' aptitude for improvisation strategies and for self-efficacy for their implementation pre-/post- training. Qualitative results from pre-service teacher class artifacts and interviews showed participants reported beneficial personal outcomes as well as confirmed using skills from the training while interacting with students. Many of the qualitative themes parallel individual question items on the teacher self-efficacy TSES scale as well as the improvisation self-efficacy scale CSAI. The self-reported changes in affective behavior such as increased self-confidence and ability to foster positive interaction with students are illustrative of changes in teacher agency. Self-reports of being able to better understand student perspectives demonstrate a change in participant ability to empathize with students. Participants who worked with both typically developing students as well as with students with disabilities reported utilizing improvisation strategies such as Yes, and…, mirroring emotions and body language, vocal prosody and establishing a narrative relationship to put the students at ease, establish a positive learning environment, encourage student contributions and foster teachable moments. The improvisation strategies showed specific benefit for participants working with nonverbal students or who had commutation difficulties, by providing the pre-service teachers with strategies for using body language, emotional mirroring, vocal prosody and acceptance to foster interaction and communication with the student. Results from this investigation appear to substantiate the benefit of using improvisation training as part of a pre-service teacher methods course for preparing teachers for inclusive elementary classrooms. Replication of the study is encouraged with teachers of differing populations to confirm and extend results.
Ph.D.
Doctorate
Education and Human Performance
Education; Instructional Technology

Title: Suprasegmental level of language and non-verbal aspects of the contemporary teaching French as a foreign language at the czech schools Keywords: French as a foreign language (FLE), teacher-student interaction, the role of teachers, nonverbal communication, gestures, facial expressions, emotions, the European Framework of Reference for Languages, didactics of foreign languages, language level A1 Abstract: The thesis addresses the absence of suprasegmental level of language and non- verbal aspects of the contemporary teaching of French as a foreign language in the textbooks and at the Czech schools and also examines their importance. Moreover, it aims to analyze the above mentioned phenomena in the French textbook with approval clause textbooks: Amis et compagnie 1, Vite ! 1 and Le français entre nous 1 and draw attention to an insufficient integration of these occurrences in the contemporary teaching of the French language, as well as in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Furthermore, this thesis describe the actual situation and indicate the importance to systematically incorporate stated methods into French lessons, and also to indicate that incorporating suprasegmental and non-verbal methods is realistic, practical and even entertaining, as the comprehensible verbal...

碩士
國立高雄師範大學
教育學系
106
Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships among emotional labor, frustration tolerance and teaching effectiveness of junior high school language arts teachers in Kaohsiung. The data were collected by questionnaires filled out by 320 language arts teachers from 35 Kaohsiung City’s public schools. The study instrument includes “Teachers’ Emotional Labor Scale”, “ Teachers’ Frustration Tolerance Scale”, and “Teachers’ Teaching Effectiveness Scale” constructed by the author. And the questionnaire survey of this study was conducted with stratified random sampling according to the school size. The data were analyzed by using SPSS to conduct descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson product-moment correlation and stepwise multiple regression to verify research hypotheses. Based on the results of the data analysis, the major findings are as follows: 1. The survey ressult of junior high school language arts teachers in emotional labor falls in medium - high level. And frustration tolerance and teaching effectiveness of the language arts teachers fall in upper-medium level. In “ teachers’ regulations of emotional displays”, “behavioral tendency after frustration” and“class management”present the highest in the result. 2. Overall, as the result shown that there are 5 factors that influence the survey. (1) Experienced teachers over 51 years old have stronger perception of “emotion dissonance acting”and “regulations of emotional displays”. (2) The gender of teachers has significant effect on their emotional labor and frustration tolerance. Females score higher than males on“genuine emotion.”. However, Male teachers got better competency of overcoming the depression while suffering from frustration. (3) The language arts teachers as a director got a higher degree of frustration tolerance and being more willing to get difficult challenges. (4) The language arts teachers teaching in the schools of 13 to 30 classes score higher on “emotional feeling after frustration.” 3. There were positive correlations between each two constructs of language arts teachers' emotional labor, frustration tolerance and teaching effectiveness. Teachers with high level of emotional labor and frustration tolerance will engage in teaching positively. 4. The teaching effectiveness of language arts teachers in junior high schools in Kaohsiung can be predicted by their emotional labor and frustration tolerance, and “ behavioral tendency after frustration” is the key factor. In particular, we are able to predict a language arts teacher’s “instructional efficiency” accurately by the level of their “variety of emotional displays” According to the study findings and conclusions, the researcher proposed some recommendations for language arts teachers, schools administrative units, and future research.

The aim of the research study, Combatting the Downward Spiral: Burnout, Support Networks and Coping Strategies of TESOL Teachers at Private Language Schools in Johannesburg, South Africa was firstly to determine whether TESOL teachers working in private language schools in Johannesburg, South Africa suffered from burnout. Secondly, the aim was to discover which factors caused stress for TESOL teachers inside and outside the classroom, what support structures were available for burned out TESOL teachers and the type of coping strategies TESOL teachers used to manage burnout. Using a mixed method design which consisted of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey and semi-structured interviews, the findings revealed that 46% of the TESOL teachers who participated in the research study were suffering from high levels of burnout. Interviews revealed three main areas that caused stress for TESOL teachers: the job of teaching, relationships at work and organisational and TESOL-related issues. These areas were divided further into various sub-themes. Furthermore, support structures for burned out TESOL teachers were generally inadequate and although TESOL teachers attempted to manage burnout by using a variety of coping strategies, these did not seem to be effective in the long-term.
English Studies
D. Lit. et Phil. (English)

This thesis concentrates on contexts and view-points, that should determinate the character of activities designed for gifted children in foreign languages classes. This work proposes some methods and ways that are convenient for gifted learners. It deals also with the characteristics of the teacher, who is able to conduct the gifted and the characteristics of the gifted in order to devise such activities that satisfy their special cognitive, emotional and social needs.

This study investigated the psychological approach and the classroom methodology needed by an educator to teach street children effectively in a special school created for them. Street children with their psychological trauma, their independent, self-sufficient outlook and educational deprivation make their adaption to the methods and educational environment of mainstream schooling difficult. To meet the special educational, psychological and emotional needs of street children, Masupatsela School was started. The study was carried out in this school. The qualitative research methodology used an action research design which consisted of a reconnaissance phase and three cycles. Each cycle made use of a planning, implementation and evaluation phase. A general plan was formulated after the reconnaissance phase and revised after each cycle. The teaching was done by the researcher using four grades of street children ranging form grade 7 to grade 10. Because of their specific psychological makeup, street children, who have lacked close, comforting and trusting relationships and role models, require a classroom environment, atmosphere and a relationship with the educator which is supportive, caring, warm and firm. To achieve this a client centred approach was used based predominantly on the therapeutic principles of congruence, empathetic understanding and unconditional positive regard. The interaction with the children was based on openness, tolerance, the affirmation of others and honest firmness. The teaching methodology was an eclectic one which made use primarily of a cognitive teaching style which was introduced incrementally over the three cycles. The main components of this style consisted of cognitive questioning, cooperative learning and strategic reading for information. The results of the study showed that both the psychological and educational approach in the classroom to be very appropriate and successful. However the wider negative contextual influences such as the school organization, staffing and curriculum made the classroom strategies difficult to sustain. It is recommended that a programme using these educational and psychological approaches and incorporating functional literacy and numeracy, vocational skills, recreation and a therapeutic programme be incorporated when designing a programme for street children in a formal setting.
Psychology
D. Litt. et Phil. (Psychology)

in English with English title of the thesis: Language of SMS and French as a foreign language The central topic of the thesis is the language of short text messages (SMS) and/or the one of chat and their application in teaching of French as a foreign language (fr. abbreviation F.L.E., français langue étrangère). The aim is to answer the question so as to how to grasp linguo- didactically this modern sociolect of young users (not only) of French, typical of written communication via digital technologies, with the purpose of the purely practical use in the classes of French. Firstly, a linguistic description will be given in order to understand the mechanisms of the explored language code not only in French, but also partly in Czech and English, as well as the determination of the position of the SMS language as a socio-cultural phenomenon in the present-day French. The following research will be dealing with the identification and the analysis of the teaching activities using the SMS language found in approximately fifty text books of French intended for the learners of levels A1, A2, B1, B2. The next section offers the theoretical evaluation of the exploitability of the SMS language in the classes of French, having as a point of reference specialised works of didactics of foreign languages. The...