When teachers work together in a language centre setting there can sometimes be tension due to differences of opinion. These conflicts can highlight possible ways in which the language centre management could improve. However, there needs to be a level of professionalism that is sometimes missing when emotions are involved. This paper proposes a…

Using a framework of activity theory, I follow one mentor/student teacher pair through a yearlong student teaching experience, investigating their interactions around the practice of educative co-planning. Evidence from multiple data sources collected over the course of one year is analyzed to understand the role co-planning played in the…