...Michael B. Sherry; Arianna Banack Purpose This paper aims to describe how narratives emerged across coursework from a semester-long young adult literature class for preservice secondary English teachers (PSETs). Eco-narratives storied characters, conflicts and opportunities for agency regarding...

..., this study aims to explore the role of narratives authored by English as a foreign language TC in developing their imagined professional identity, a gap which has yet to be explored. Design/methodology/approach To address this gap, the interactionally oriented narratives and unstructured interviews...

..., Stephanie, interviewed Anna and Luca individually multiple times, observed their teaching regularly during the summer program, and engaged in monthly PD group discussions during fall and spring academic semesters. Because their experiences and narratives are integral to this study, who Anna and Luca...

...Laura A. Taylor Purpose By recognizing high-stakes testing as a key constraint to teacher agency, this paper aims to provide a close analysis of one teacher’s testing narrative to illustrate how emerging positioning is relative to high-stakes testing shapes perception of pedagogical agency...

... in the literary narrative genre. Design/methodology/approach – A group of upper secondary students (15-16 years of age) with limited English resources and competence was enlisted to remake a folktale with visual and written prompts. Findings – The writing samples demonstrate that these low-level EFL...