Changeability of pre-service teachers’ beliefs about multilingualism: a person- and transition-centered approach
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Teachers of all subjects and grades must remain aware of the linguistic and cultural diversity among their students, as second language learners often experience educational disadvantages. Therefore, (pre-service) teachers must acquire pedagogical language knowledge and skills in linguistically responsive teaching (LRT), and develop positive beliefs about multilingualism. To analyze the changeability of German pre-service teachers’ beliefs about multilingualism, our study combined a person- and transition-centered approach with a longitudinal design. Pre-service teachers (n = 312) from nine universities across Germany were surveyed before and after attending academic opportunities to learn (OTL) about LRT. We used a validated questionnaire to capture participants’ beliefs about (1) valuing family languages other than German, (2) feeling responsible for language teaching, and (3) valuing multilingualism in class. Our findings showed a significant positive change in beliefs between the pre-and post-tests. Latent transition analysis demonstrated differences among beliefs; therefore, we identified three profiles of pre-service teachers: the uninvolved criticals, the responsible controllers, and the consistent supporters. Moreover, we identified different transition patterns: the OTL changed the beliefs of half of the participants to enable them to move between profiles (especially the uninvolved criticals).
Original language | English |
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Journal | Language Awareness |
Number of pages | 25 |
ISSN | 0965-8416 |
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Publication status | Accepted/In press - 19.12.2024 |
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- latent transition analysis, linguistically responsive teaching, multilingualism, opportunities to learn, teacher education, Teachers’ beliefs
- Educational science
- Empirical education research