Cross-subject Dialogue About Language: Attitudes and Perceptions of PGCE Students of English and ModernLanguages  

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Pomphrey, Cathy ; Moger, Ros

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Awareness (Full Text) vol. 8 no. 3&4 (1999), page 223-236.
Fulltext: 8.3&4.223-236.pdf (209.51KB)

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This paper reports the initial findings of a small, local study of student teachers’ attitudes and perceptions in the area of knowledge about language. It is part of an attempt to generate cross-subjectdialogue about language between student teachers trainingto teach either English or Modern Languages in the mainstreamcurriculum in England and Wales in order to provide greater consistency and communication in the school curriculum. The study identifies some causesof tension in this dialogue.A key finding is a high level of anxiety among student teachers of English concerning their explicit knowledge of language structure. This was inhibiting their participation in the dialogue. The anxiety was not so apparent among student teachers of Modern Languages and seemed to be related to the difficulty of making implicit knowledge about language explicitwhenthe languagewas closely relatedtothe student’s personal and social identity. The paper considers the causes of this anxiety and how to develop better communication between the two curriculumareas.One important suggestion is to rethink the direction of language transfer. Insights gained from the study of additional languages can be used for the contemplation of the L1 structure rather than the reverse.

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