Language Teacher Identity and Wellbeing - (Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching) by Anne Feryok (Paperback)

About the Book

This book explores how language teacher identity influences and is influenced by wellbeing. It develops our understanding of this interaction through a combination of Indigenous, psychological, critical and postmodern frameworks and the personal perspectives of teachers and researchers.

Book Synopsis

This book explores how language teacher identity influences and is influenced by wellbeing. It develops our understanding of this interaction through a combination of Indigenous, psychological, critical and postmodern frameworks and the personal perspectives of teachers and researchers.

Review Quotes

Anne Feryok brings together an outstanding group of scholars in this volume that adopts a holistic, empathetic, and supportive approach to teacher development and wellbeing. The volume presents research conducted in diverse settings around the globe that is deeply engaging and profoundly impactful. The contributors paint a complete picture of what it means to be a language teacher in today's demanding world. I highly recommend this book for anyone committed to fostering a nurturing and sustainable language teaching profession.

Thematically organized into three parts (Knowledging, Developing, and Practicing), this edited volume reminds us how closely language teacher identities and wellbeing are coupled. The varied theoretical, methodological, and pedagogical perspectives explored in the book extend a much needed conversation between these two key concepts in language teacher education.

About the Author

Anne Feryok has recently retired from her role as Senior Lecturer in English and Linguistics at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Her work explores sociocultural theory, complex dynamic systems and language teacher identity. She serves on the editorial boards of several international journals.