Research Seminars in TESOL and Language Studies

Teacher Identity in Language Teaching

Jack C. Richards

The University of Sydney

Date: Monday 10^th April 2017

Time: 17.00 – 18.30 pm

Venue: Education 323, The University of Sydney

This paper reviews notions of identity and teacher identity, how these relate to the specific characteristics of language teaching, and how teacher identity can evolve or be developed through experience and teacher education. The notion of teacher identity stresses the individual characteristics of the teacher and how these are integrated with the possibilities and potentials provided in the institutional identity of teacher and the content and methods of a specific field, as these are realized in specific contexts of teaching. The elements of a teacher identity in language teaching are derived from a review of literature on teacher identity and described in terms of the foundational and advanced competences required for language teaching, as illustrated by excerpts from teacher narratives. The paper concludes with recommendations for teacher education and professional development with a focus on identity.

Enquiry: Aek Phakiti (aek.phakiti@sydney.edu.au). This is a free seminar.

Registration: http://faculty.edfac.usyd.edu.au/limesurvey/index.php?sid=52741&lang=en

12^th University of Sydney TESOL Research Network Colloquium

In conjunction with the Centre for English Teaching (CET), University of Sydney

and the Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University

A Free Colloquium

Saturday 9 September, 2017

CALL FOR PAPERS

The University of Sydney TESOL Research Network Colloquium aims to provide a forum to discuss and share research in the area of TESOL as well as explore possible future research collaborations in the area. The Colloquium is a place for networking, for both established and new TESOL researchers. The Colloquium includes presentation sessions on a wide range of TESOL and TESOL-related research, both in progress and completed. It also includes a networking session for people working in the area of TESOL research. The aim of this is to provide the opportunity for TESOL researchers to talk to each other about their research and to explore possible future research collaborations.

Keynote Speakers:

• Professor Diane Pecorari, City University of Hong Kong, “How unique is plagiarism?”
• Professor Peiying Ji, Fudan University, China, “English Curriculum in Transition: Moving Beyond General English to English for Specific Purposes in China”

Proposals are invited for:

• 25-minute paper presentations (20 minutes for presentation followed by 5 minutes for questions/discussion)
• 90-minute symposia (80 minutes for presentation followed by 10 minutes for questions/discussion)

Instructions for submissions:

• Individual papers: A title, a 250-word abstract plus a 50-word summary of the abstract (plus your name, institution, email and telephone).
• Symposia: A title, a 500-word abstract plus a 200-word summary of the abstract (plus your name, institution, email and telephone).
• Submission deadline: Friday 30 June, 2017
• Notifications on the acceptance of papers and symposia: Monday 17 July, 2017
• Proposal submission at: http://faculty.edfac.usyd.edu.au/limesurvey/index.php?sid=16498&lang=en

Free Pre-Colloquium Workshops on Friday 8 September, 2017:

• Workshop (9.00am - 12.00 pm): Professor Diane Pecorari, City University of Hong Kong, “Examining intertextuality in second-language writing”
• Workshop (1.00pm - 4.00 pm): Dr Marie Stevenson, The University of Sydney, “Multilingualism and TESOL”

Registration for the Workshops (register by Friday 25 August, 2017):

• http://faculty.edfac.usyd.edu.au/limesurvey/index.php?sid=23859&lang=en

Registration for the Colloquium (register by Friday 25 August, 2017):

• http://faculty.edfac.usyd.edu.au/limesurvey/index.php?sid=18139&lang=en

Inquiries

Contact Aek Phakiti (aek.phakiti@sydney.edu.au) for inquiries about the Colloquium and Workshops.

TESOL Research Network Colloquium 2016 Events

11^th University of Sydney TESOL Research Network Colloquium

In conjunction with the Centre for English Teaching (CET), University of Sydney

and the Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University

A Free Colloquium

Saturday 10 September, 2016