Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations and Japanese Terms -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Teacher Efficacy as a Form of Self-Efficacy -- 3. Language Teacher Efficacy -- 4. Approaches for Investigating Language Teacher Efficacy -- 5. Developing a Language Teacher Efficacy Scale -- 6. JTE Language Teacher Efficacy Beliefs and Dimensions -- 7. Language Teacher L2 Efficacy and L2 Usage -- 8. Efficacy for Language Instruction -- 9. Efficacy Towards Collaborative Practice and Collective Action -- 10. Language Teacher Efficacy Belief Development -- 11. Where Next for LTE Research? -- References -- Index
Summary
This book focuses on the individual and collective beliefs of teachers. It explores personal and collaborative dimensions of language teacher efficacy, discusses the ways in which efficacy beliefs develop, helps further understanding of factors that may influence teacher self-efficacy and suggests new directions for future research studies
