Review of Teacher Agency and Policy Response in English Language Teaching

Wang Lian

Chinese Journal of Language Policy and Planning ›› 2018, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (5) : 89-96.

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Chinese Journal of Language Policy and Planning ›› 2018, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (5) : 89-96. DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20180508

Review of Teacher Agency and Policy Response in English Language Teaching

  • Wang Lian
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Over the past decade or so, teacher agency in both curriculum design and instructional materials development has become an important focus and drawn growing interest from both international and domestic researchers working in the areas of language acquisition planning. The most recent publication of Teacher Agency and Policy Response in English Language Teaching, edited by Patrick C. L. Ng and Esther F. Boucher-Yip, undoubtedly makes a timely contribution to this field. The edited volume examines the agency of the teacher in negotiating educational reforms and policy changes at the local and national levels. Chapters in the book include: English language teaching in China: teacher agency in response to curricular innovations; incorporating academic skills into EFL curriculum: teacher agency in response to global mobility challenge; teacher agency, the native/nonnative dichotomy, and “English Classes in English” in Japanese high schools; teacher-designed high stakes English language testing: washback and impact. This critical reviews of the book aims at informing researchers across all sectors of education,in particular policy makers of curriculum and language planning. It makes three points of interest for them. Firstly, great attention should be paid to the interactions between teacher agency and foreign language education policies. Secondly, Ecological Theory and Sociocultural Theory are meaningful approaches to the interpretation of teacher agency. Lastly, action research, the building of teacher community, and improvement of supporting environment are effective approaches to inspire English teacher agency.

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English language education policy / teacher agency / curriculum reform

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