Essayons: French as a Second Language Teacher Beliefs and Experiences of Technology-Enhanced Practices

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dc.contributor.advisorRoy, Sylvie
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Cameron
dc.contributor.committeememberRoessingh, Hetty
dc.contributor.committeememberBrown, Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-03T15:39:47Z
dc.date.available2017-04-03T15:39:47Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractWhile past research has identified the importance of teacher beliefs in informing practice, fewer studies have investigated the context of Canadian French as a Second Language (FSL) teachers in recent years (Lapkin, Mady, & Arnott, 2009; Lawrence, 2014). By considering how practicing FSL teachers in Alberta experience the integration of technology in second language learning, I sought to contribute a current understanding of these influences. Through an interpretive lens, I explored the context of four FSL teachers in an urban school board in southern Alberta. In an instrumental multicase study, qualitative data were collected through semistructured individual interviews, and analyzed using simultaneous thematic coding. The participants’ responses revealed that while current trends in technology integration seem to align well with these teachers’ beliefs, numerous barriers, including the treatment and status of FSL programs in the board, were seen as ongoing challenges in enacting their vision for their professional practice.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSmith, C. (2017). Essayons: French as a Second Language Teacher Beliefs and Experiences of Technology-Enhanced Practices (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25936en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25936
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3683
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducation--Language and Literature
dc.subject.otherFrench as a Second Language
dc.subject.otherEducational Technology
dc.subject.otherTechnology-Enhanced Practice
dc.subject.otherTeacher Beliefs
dc.titleEssayons: French as a Second Language Teacher Beliefs and Experiences of Technology-Enhanced Practices
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Research
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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