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"I Preferred to Take Another Activity From the Textbook": An Activity–Theoretical Study of Learning to Design Language Teaching Materials

Carabantes, L; Paran, A; (2022) "I Preferred to Take Another Activity From the Textbook": An Activity–Theoretical Study of Learning to Design Language Teaching Materials. Modern Language Journal 10.1111/modl.12803. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Using activity theory, an offshoot of sociocultural theory, we examined how a group of preservice teachers (PSTs) of English in Chile learnt to design language teaching materials. Data from PSTs, teacher educators, and mentoring teachers shows how the conceptual tool of “teaching English as teaching the textbook” is appropriated by a group of PSTs and how their development of teacher agency is undermined by textbooks during their practicum—as well as showing the influential role of mentoring teachers and teacher educators in the appropriation of this conceptual tool. The study discusses the implications of how textbooks are used for English-as-a-foreign-language teacher education.

Type: Article
Title: "I Preferred to Take Another Activity From the Textbook": An Activity–Theoretical Study of Learning to Design Language Teaching Materials
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1111/modl.12803
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12803
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2022 The Authors. The Modern Language Journal published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations, Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
Keywords: language teaching materials, language teacher education, activity theory, sociocultural theory, English as a Foreign Language textbooks
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10160307
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