ERIC Number: EJ1469357
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0965-8416
EISSN: EISSN-1747-7565
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Changeability of Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs about Multilingualism: A Person- and Transition-Centered Approach
Language Awareness, v34 n2 p495-519 2025
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").
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Teacher Education Programs, Longitudinal Studies, German, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Language Attitudes, Attitude Change, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods, Second Languages, Profiles, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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Author Affiliations: 1Institute of Educational Sciences, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany; 2Institute of Mathematics and its Didactics, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany