Despite the central role of language teacher educators (LTEs) in contributing to the development of language teachers in higher education and non-higher education contexts, there is a lack of theoretical and empirical work on their professional lives. One such area that remains largely unexplored concerns the psychology of LTEs. This paper argues for the need to embrace a research program that systematically investigates aspects of LTE psychology in the face of the unique demands, challenges, and pressures this professional group needs to navigate in their complex situated reality. We first position LTEs as key agents in the educational enterprise and go on to problematize the current state of scholarship on this under-researched population in universities, schools, and other practical settings. We then present an empirically grounded discussion to justify why a more explicit focus on LTE psychology is essential, followed by a brief review of what is already known in this respect. In what follows, we outline several key directions future empirical work might take to generate a more in-depth and holistic account of LTE psychology. Overall, this paper portrays LTE psychology as a promising but under-explored area which merits particular attention in its own right.

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语言教师教育者心理学：研究议程


尽管语言教师教育者 （LTE） 在促进高等教育和非高等教育环境中的语言教师发展方面发挥着核心作用，但缺乏关于他们职业生涯的理论和实证工作。其中一个在很大程度上仍未被探索的领域涉及 LTE 的心理学。本文认为，需要采用一个研究计划，该系统系统地研究 LTE 心理学的各个方面，以应对该专业群体在其复杂的现实中需要驾驭的独特需求、挑战和压力。我们首先将 LTE 定位为教育企业中的关键代理，然后继续对大学、学校和其他实际环境中这一研究不足的人群的学术现状提出问题。然后，我们提出了一个以实证为基础的讨论，以证明为什么必须更明确地关注 LTE 心理学，然后简要回顾这方面已知的知识。在下文中，我们概述了未来实证工作可能采取的几个关键方向，以对 LTE 心理学进行更深入和全面的解释。总体而言，本文将 LTE 心理学描绘成一个有前途但未被充分开发的领域，其本身就值得特别关注。