Fiona Copland
Biographic Data
| ID | 385467 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fiona Copland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fiona |
| FAMILY NAME | Copland |
| SIGNATURE | COPLAND F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aston University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
(I Just) Blurt Out”
While code‐switching tends to focus on individual languages, separating each named language of the multilingual speaker, and suggests that these speakers switch between these languages, translanguaging supports the notion that, regardless of whichever language(s) they know, individuals have one unitary repertoire, including semiotic resources, from which they draw freely to make meaning. Adopting linguistic ethnography, this study investigated th…
Native English Speakers, I Cannot Say Them as a Teacher”
Analysing Discourses in Teacher Observation Feedback Conferences
Helen Donaghue - ORCID: 0000-0002-7227-7864 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7227-7864
Building a new public idea about language’
In 2003, Mary Louise Pratt published a hugely influential paper in Profession where she took to task misconceptions about multilingualism and language learning apparent in the USA in the wake of 9/11 and consequent counter-terrorism measures. She argued that a new public idea about language was necessary in order to ensure unity and security. This article argues that in the aftermath of Brexit, the UK also needs to develop a new public idea about…
Native‐English‐Speaking Teachers
Native‐English‐speaking teachers (NESTs) have long been in demand for perceived benefits of the skills they bring to the classroom. However, the notion that native speakers provide the best models of the target language and thus make the best teachers of the language has been criticised in the literature. This article reports on the disconnection between academic literature on NESTs and the realities they report. Drawing on data from an investiga…
Linguistic Ethnography
Linguistic Ethnography
The collection demonstrates the ways in which established traditions and scholars have come together under the umbrella of linguistic ethnography to explore important questions about how language and
Linguistic Ethnography
This is an engaging interdisciplinary guide to the unique role of language within ethnography The book provides a philosophical overview of the field alongside practical support for designing and developing your own ethnographic research. It demonstrates how to build and develop arguments and engages with practical issues such as ethics, transcription and impact. There are chapter long case studies based on real research that will explain key the…
Challenges in Teaching English to Young Learners
Drawing on data from a recent research international research project, this article focuses on the challenges faced by teachers of English to young learners against the backdrop of the global rise of English. A mixed-methods approach was used to obtain the data, including a survey, which was completed by 4,459 teachers worldwide, and case studies, including observations and interviews with teachers, in five different primary schools in five diffe…
Legitimate Talk in Feedback Conferences
Feedback on performance is a feature of professional training. Much feedback is delivered in post-observation conferences where a ‘trainer’ will discuss the ‘trainee's’ performance with him/her. What transpires in these conferences, however, is ‘hidden from view’ (Heritage and Sefi 1992: 362) and the norms of interaction are largely unexamined in the literature. Even less is known about feedback conducted in groups, yet many teachers training to …
Negotiating face in feedback conferences
I like this interview; I get cakes and cats
Research interviews are a form of interaction jointly constructed by the interviewer and interviewee, what Silverman (2001: 104) calls 'interview-as-local-accomplishment'. From this perspective, interviews are an interpretative practice in which what is said is inextricably tied to where it is said, how it is said and, importantly, to whom it is said (Holstein and Gubrium, 2004). The relationship between interviewer and interviewee, then, is fund…
Causes of tension in post-observation feedback in pre-service teacher training
I like this interview; I get cakes and cats
Research interviews are a form of interaction jointly constructed by the interviewer and interviewee, what Silverman (2001: 104) calls 'interview-as-local-accomplishment'. From this perspective, interviews are an interpretative practice in which what is said is inextricably tied to where it is said, how it is said and, importantly, to whom it is said (Holstein and Gubrium, 2004). The relationship between interviewer and interviewee, then, is fund…
Negotiating face in feedback conferences
Causes of tension in post-observation feedback in pre-service teacher training
Challenges in Teaching English to Young Learners
Drawing on data from a recent research international research project, this article focuses on the challenges faced by teachers of English to young learners against the backdrop of the global rise of English. A mixed-methods approach was used to obtain the data, including a survey, which was completed by 4,459 teachers worldwide, and case studies, including observations and interviews with teachers, in five different primary schools in five diffe…
Native‐English‐Speaking Teachers
Native‐English‐speaking teachers (NESTs) have long been in demand for perceived benefits of the skills they bring to the classroom. However, the notion that native speakers provide the best models of the target language and thus make the best teachers of the language has been criticised in the literature. This article reports on the disconnection between academic literature on NESTs and the realities they report. Drawing on data from an investiga…
Building a new public idea about language’
In 2003, Mary Louise Pratt published a hugely influential paper in Profession where she took to task misconceptions about multilingualism and language learning apparent in the USA in the wake of 9/11 and consequent counter-terrorism measures. She argued that a new public idea about language was necessary in order to ensure unity and security. This article argues that in the aftermath of Brexit, the UK also needs to develop a new public idea about…
Causes of tension in post-observation feedback in pre-service teacher training
I like this interview; I get cakes and cats
Research interviews are a form of interaction jointly constructed by the interviewer and interviewee, what Silverman (2001: 104) calls 'interview-as-local-accomplishment'. From this perspective, interviews are an interpretative practice in which what is said is inextricably tied to where it is said, how it is said and, importantly, to whom it is said (Holstein and Gubrium, 2004). The relationship between interviewer and interviewee, then, is fund…
Negotiating face in feedback conferences
Legitimate Talk in Feedback Conferences
Feedback on performance is a feature of professional training. Much feedback is delivered in post-observation conferences where a ‘trainer’ will discuss the ‘trainee's’ performance with him/her. What transpires in these conferences, however, is ‘hidden from view’ (Heritage and Sefi 1992: 362) and the norms of interaction are largely unexamined in the literature. Even less is known about feedback conducted in groups, yet many teachers training to …
Challenges in Teaching English to Young Learners
Drawing on data from a recent research international research project, this article focuses on the challenges faced by teachers of English to young learners against the backdrop of the global rise of English. A mixed-methods approach was used to obtain the data, including a survey, which was completed by 4,459 teachers worldwide, and case studies, including observations and interviews with teachers, in five different primary schools in five diffe…
Linguistic Ethnography
The collection demonstrates the ways in which established traditions and scholars have come together under the umbrella of linguistic ethnography to explore important questions about how language and
Linguistic Ethnography
This is an engaging interdisciplinary guide to the unique role of language within ethnography The book provides a philosophical overview of the field alongside practical support for designing and developing your own ethnographic research. It demonstrates how to build and develop arguments and engages with practical issues such as ethics, transcription and impact. There are chapter long case studies based on real research that will explain key the…
Linguistic Ethnography
Native‐English‐Speaking Teachers
Native‐English‐speaking teachers (NESTs) have long been in demand for perceived benefits of the skills they bring to the classroom. However, the notion that native speakers provide the best models of the target language and thus make the best teachers of the language has been criticised in the literature. This article reports on the disconnection between academic literature on NESTs and the realities they report. Drawing on data from an investiga…
Analysing Discourses in Teacher Observation Feedback Conferences
Helen Donaghue - ORCID: 0000-0002-7227-7864 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7227-7864
Building a new public idea about language’
In 2003, Mary Louise Pratt published a hugely influential paper in Profession where she took to task misconceptions about multilingualism and language learning apparent in the USA in the wake of 9/11 and consequent counter-terrorism measures. She argued that a new public idea about language was necessary in order to ensure unity and security. This article argues that in the aftermath of Brexit, the UK also needs to develop a new public idea about…
Native English Speakers, I Cannot Say Them as a Teacher”
(I Just) Blurt Out”
While code‐switching tends to focus on individual languages, separating each named language of the multilingual speaker, and suggests that these speakers switch between these languages, translanguaging supports the notion that, regardless of whichever language(s) they know, individuals have one unitary repertoire, including semiotic resources, from which they draw freely to make meaning. Adopting linguistic ethnography, this study investigated th…
Sociology (11 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (6 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 works) · Mathematics education (5 works) · Ethnography (4 works)