"What if it's been space all this time?": Understanding the spatiality of language teacher education. (April 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Banegas, Darío Luis
• Is Part Of: System. Volume 113(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-04
• Subjects: Space -- Spatiality -- Language teacher education -- Matter -- Covid-19 -- Walking methodologies; Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Langage et langues -- Étude et enseignement -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 407
• DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2022.102978
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0346-251X

Abstract

Abstract: Space is critical in teacher education because it shapes and is shaped by different aspects of teacher learning. This study examines how a group of language teacher educators and student-teachers understood space and the effects of that understanding on their practices and conceptions before, during, and after Covid-19 restrictions. Set in Argentina, the study collected data by means of walking interviews, drawings, photos, and follow-up interviews. Qualitative content analysis shows that space and matter can exert a powerful influence on educational trajectories as they affect educational actors' wellbeing, perceptions, and practices. The study proposes a model of spatiality of language teacher education. Highlights: Space and matter are vital components of language teacher education. Educational actors' wellbeing, perceptions and practices are affected by space. The spatiality of language teacher education extends to physical, personal, community, and digital domains.