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Multilingual Primary Classrooms: An Investigation of First Year Teachers' Learning and Responsive Teaching
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Cajkler, Wasyl; Hall, Bernadette – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
This article draws on the analysis of 26 interviews with newly qualified primary teachers (NQTs) in one multilingual city in England, towards the end of their induction year. Interview analysis focused on three themes: developments in pedagogic practice, collaboration with colleagues, resolutions for change or development. Detailed thematic…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Multilingualism, Cooperation, Foreign Countries
Languages in Primary Classrooms: A Study of New Teacher Capability and Practice
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Cajkler, Wasyl; Hall, Bernadette – Language Awareness, 2012
This study explored the language capability of two groups of new teachers in a multilingual city: the first in their initial teacher education year, and the second near the end of their induction year. Almost all teachers in the city face the challenge of teaching English as an additional language in classrooms characterised by super-diversity and…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, French, Teacher Education, Beginning Teachers
Preparing Newly Qualified Teachers in England to Teach Pupils Who Have English as an Additional Language
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Hall, Bernadette; Cajkler, Wasyl – Journal of In-service Education, 2008
The present study explores the perspectives of newly qualified teachers (NQTs) in England entering the profession in 2005 and 2006 about their training and induction to meet the needs of pupils with English as an additional language (EAL). Findings from a survey and from interviews revealed that the greatest concerns of NQTs related to the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries