English in Inclusive Multilingual Preschools: Researching the Potential of a Teacher Education Model for In-Service Teachers

by Kirsten Birsak de Jersey

Overview

The study addresses the question of how preschool teachers who work in regular state inclusive preschools can be qualified to teach English as a foreign language. Through the longitudinal case study, which followed the principles of participatory action research, substantial insights were gained which can be transferred to other pre-primary contexts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783823303015
Publisher:	Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
Publication date:	05/31/2021
Series:	Giessener Beiträge zur Fremdsprachendidaktik
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	423
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Kirsten Birsak de Jersey lehrt am Institut für Anglistik an der PH-Freiburg und unterrichtet im Elementarbereich.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Relevance of introducing English in preschool 3. Contextual factors affecting the introduction of English in the multilingual inclusive state preschool 4. Research on professional language teacher education and teacher competences 5. The preschool teacher education project: researching professional development through an approach of participatory action research 6. The research approach: participatory action research and multiple case study design 7. Presenting case study results 8. Conclusions and Perspectives Bibliography Appendix 1: Materials Appendix 2: Interview Guidelines Appendix 3: Questionnaire