Abstract
This paper presents research into the development of the teaching identities – the voice and vision – of the first cohort of student teachers in a new Bachelor of Education degree at the six women’s colleges of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Higher Colleges of Technology’s Bachelor of Education degree in Teaching English to Young Learners is a four-year program that prepares Emirati women, mostly recent high school graduates though there are a few mature students, for English language teaching positions in government primary schools, as part of the UAE’s Emiratization (nationalization of the workforce) process. Like all the HCT’s programs, the Bachelor of Education in Teaching English to Young Learners is delivered in English. The first cohort, the subjects of the study on which
this paper is based, began their teacher education degree in September 2000 and completed the degree in June 2004.
this paper is based, began their teacher education degree in September 2000 and completed the degree in June 2004.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Voice and Vision in Language Teacher Education |
| Subtitle of host publication | Selected Papers from the Fourth International Conference on Language Teacher Education |
| Editors | Bill Johnston, Kristen Walls |
| Place of Publication | Minneapolis, MN |
| Publisher | CARLA Publications |
| Pages | 111-136 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0-9722545-8-7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |