The ‘subject’ of Freeman & Johnson’s reconceived knowledge base of second language teacher education

• Published in: Language teaching research : LTR Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 37 - 48
• Main Author: Cross, Russell
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2020; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Creative Teaching; Creativity; English (Second Language); English as a second language instruction; Global Approach; Guidelines; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Language Teachers; Professional Identity; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Second language teachers; Second Languages; Sociocultural Patterns; Sociocultural theory; Teacher Collaboration; Teacher Education; Teacher Improvement; Teacher Role; Teaching Conditions; teacher identity; knowledge base of second language teacher education; teacher knowledge; sociocultural theory; teacher practice; activity theory; teachers’ work

This article focuses on reframing the ‘who’ of second language teacher education (SLTE), building on the framework laid out by Freeman and Johnson (FJ) in 1998 with particular attention to their notion of the teacher-as-learner. The first half of this article is conceptual, outlining one way I have...