Smith, Richard and Kuchah, Kuchah (2016) Researching teacher associations. ELT Journal, 70 (2). pp. 212-221. doi:10.1093/elt/ccv077 ISSN 0951-0893.
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Abstract
Here we argue not only for more research into English language teacher associations (TAs) but also for research to be carried out by and within TAs. That is, we advocate their becoming ‘Researching TAs’ themselves. This suggestion derives from our recent collaborative work with/within CAMELTA (the Cameroon English Language and Literature Teachers’ Association). In this context we have initiated and helped to facilitate the development of what we term – by analogy with ‘teacher-research’ – ‘TA-research’: systematic inquiry which is based on members’ priorities and officially endorsed by a TA, and which engages members as active participants in what they see as a collective project. This initiative offers promising signs that a TA can become a ‘researching association’ in the service of its members’ needs. In the CAMELTA case, valuable local knowledge is being uncovered and shared, helping members become less dependent on outsider expertise: in a word, more empowered.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PE English |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers, Teachers' unions -- Cameroon , English teachers |
| Journal or Publication Title: | ELT Journal |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISSN: | 0951-0893 |
| Official Date: | April 2016 |
| Dates: | Date Event April 2016 Published 11 November 2015 Accepted |
| Volume: | 70 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Page Range: | pp. 212-221 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/elt/ccv077 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 21 December 2015 |
| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/75280/ |
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