Exploring Language Teacher Efficacy in Japan. Gene Thompson

3 Language Teacher Efficacy

3.1 Self-Efficacy for Language Teaching

3.2 Dimensions of Language Teacher Efficacy

3.3 Development of Language Teacher Efficacy Beliefs

       3.4 Other Factors Related to LTE Beliefs

       3.5 Language Teacher Efficacy in Japan

       3.6 Chapter Summary

       4 Approaches for Investigating Language Teacher Efficacy

       4.1 Considerations for Teacher Efficacy Researchers

       4.2 Approaches for Investigating Foreign Language Teacher Efficacy47

       4.3 Research Design: Exploring JTE Teacher Efficacy

       4.4 Chapter Summary

       5 Developing a Language Teacher Efficacy Scale

       5.1 Using a Local Panel to Develop an Efficacy Instrument59

       5.2 The Expert Panel

       5.3 The Exploratory Cycle

       5.4 Item Translation Process

       5.5 The Evaluative Cycle

       5.6 Chapter Summary

       6 JTE Language Teacher Efficacy Beliefs and Dimensions

       6.1 Key Areas of Challenge for Japanese Teachers of English74

       6.2 Teacher Efficacy Beliefs of Japanese High School English Teachers76

       6.3 Dimensions of JTE Efficacy

       6.4 Variation in Dimensions of Language Teacher Efficacy

       6.5 Chapter Summary

       7 Language Teacher L2 Efficacy and L2 Usage

       7.1 Perceived L2 Capability as a Dimension of Language Teacher Efficacy87

       7.2 Teacher Efficacy Beliefs and English Proficiency

       7.3 Use of English as a Teaching Language

       7.4 Factors that Influence Efficacy towards the Use of English96

       7.5 Chapter Summary

       8 Efficacy for Language Instruction

       8.1 Two Dimensions of L2 Instructional Efficacy for the JTE Context102

       8.2 Factors that Influence Efficacy towards L2 Instruction

       8.3 Factors Associated with Communicative Teaching Efficacy106

       8.4 Predictors of Efficacy towards Student Achievement

       8.5 Chapter Summary

       9 Efficacy Towards Collaborative Practice and Collective Action

       9.1 Individual, Collective and Collaborative Teacher Efficacy117

       9.2 Collective and Collaborative Efficacy in Language Teaching Contexts119

       9.3 Efficacy towards Collaborative Practice

       9.4 Predictors of Efficacy towards Collaborative Practice

       9.5 Towards Stronger Efficacy for Collective Action

       9.6 Chapter Summary

       10 Language Teacher Efficacy Belief Development

       10.1 Sources of Language Teacher Efficacy

       10.2 Personal Experience as a Source of Efficacy Information

       10.3 The Social Nature of Teacher Practice

       10.4 Efficacy Development Over Time

       10.5 Chapter Summary

       11 Where Next for LTE Research?

       11.1 Key Findings

       11.2 Where Next: Suggestions for Future Research

       11.3 Final Summary

       References

       Index

Figures and Tables

      Tables

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Table 4.1

Japanese Teacher of English Teacher Efficacy Scale (JTE-TES)