Language Teacher Leadership

This edited book brings together an international cast of contributors and chapters which recognise the complexity of teacher leadership and its situated and dynamic nature. Chapters in this book are research-driven, and each reports on findings from (teacher-led and otherwise) research, synthesising the current state-of-the-art in each area. Each chapter uses illustrations of relevant practices from which lessons can be drawn. The aim is to come to a broad understanding of what best practices have emerged over the years, and where gaps still remain. Each of the chapters contributes to our understanding of how the different elements that make up teacher leadership are interconnected, with the concluding chapter synthesising these into a framework of language teacher leadership. This book will be of interest to pre-service and in-service teachers in the context of a professional learning community, as well as students and scholars of Applied Linguistics, Language Teaching and Learning,and Teacher Education.

Contributes to our understanding of the interconnected nature of teacher leadership Synthesises the findings into a framework of language teacher leadership Takes an inclusive approach, extending to practitioners working with languages other than English

Autorentext
Hayo Reinders (www.innovationinteaching.org) is TESOL Professor and Director of the doctoral programme at Anaheim University in the USA and Professor of Applied Linguistics at KMUTT in Thailand. He has published 31 books and over 150 academic articles. He is Editor of the journal Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching and edits a book series on "New Language Learning and Teaching Environments". He founded the Institute for Teacher Leadership.

Inhalt
Willingness to Lead: A Framework for Language Teacher Leadership Development.- 'Teacher You Are Stupid!' Cultivating and Nurturing a Reflective Disposition in Leaders.- Diverse Pathways into Leadership in World Language Education.- Filling in the Blanks: Syncing Teacher and Student Perspectives Within Educational Partnerships.- Personal Leadership for Wellbeing.- The Role of Teacher Leadership in Interdisciplinary Collaborations: A Case Study of Discipline-Specific Writing in the Philippines.- Peer Mentoring and Coaching as Tools for Leadership Development and Learning.- When Visible Minorities Lead Visible Majorities.- Developing Language Teacher Identity and Leadership Skills in Intercultural Learning Environments.- Teacher Leadership as the Missing Link Between TBLT Research and Pedagogical Practice.- Building Leadership Capacity: The Impact of Language Teacher Leadership Programs.- Womentoring as Leadership Development in the Field of TESOL.