Linda Fisher

Position

University Lecturer in Education (MFL)

E-mail Address

lgf20@cam.ac.uk

Phone

01223 767637

Academic group

Pedagogy, Language, Arts and Culture in Education (PLACE)

Qualifications

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Profile

Linda Fisher is Lecturer in Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. Her current research interests are in the field of modern languages education and in particular teacher learning and students' beliefs about language learning. Her main teaching responsibilities lie in co-ordinating the PGCE in MFL and she is involved in extensive work with secondary teachers of MFL. She also teaches and supervises on the MPhil in Research in Second Language Education (RSLE), and supervises PhD. Before moving to higher education she taught languages in three comprehensive schools.

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Research Interests

Recent research projects

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Course Involvement

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Publications

Fisher, L. (in press) 'Discerning Change in Young Students’ Beliefs about their Language Learning through the use of Metaphor Elicitation in the Classroom', Research Papers in Education

Evans, M. and Fisher, L. (forthcoming 2011) 'Emergent communities of practice: secondary schools’ interaction with primary school foreign language teaching and learning', Language Learning Journal 

Fisher, L. (2011) 'The impact of Specialist School status: the views of Specialist Language Colleges and other schools', Educational Review, 63, (3), 261-273

Evans, M. and Fisher, L. (2010) 'Translating policy into practice: the impact of the KS3 Framework for MFL on language teaching and learning in schools', Research Papers in Education, 25,(4), 479-493

Liu, Y. and Fisher, L. (2010) 'What have we learnt after we had fun?' An activity theory perspective on cultures of learning in pedagogical reforms' in Ellis V., Edwards, A. and Smagorinsky, P. (eds.) Cultural Historical Perspectives on Teacher Education and Development: Learning Teaching; London and New York: Routledge.

Fisher, L. (2009) 'Trainee teachers' perceptions of the use of digital technology in the languages classroom' in Evans, M. (Ed.) (2009) Foreign Language Learning with Digital Technology. London: Continuum.

Evans, M. and Fisher, L. (2009) Language Learning at Key Stage 3: The Impact of the Key Stage 3 Modern Foreign Languages Framework and changes to the curriculum on provision and practice. DCSF.

Winterbottom, M., Taber, K.S., Brindley, S., Fisher, L., Finney, J. and Riga, F. (2008) Understanding differences in trainee teachers' values and practice in relation to assessment. Teacher Development 12(1): 15-35.

Winterbottom, M., Taber, K.S., Brindley, S., Fisher, L., Finney, J. and Riga. F. (2008) Conceptions of assessment: trainee teachers' practice and values. The Curriculum Journal 19(3), 193-213.

Fisher, L. (2007) 'Pedagogy and the Curriculum 2000 reforms at post-16: the 'learn it, forget it'' culture?' Curriculum Journal, 18(1), 103

Liu, Y. and Fisher, L. (2006) 'The development patterns of modern foreign language student teachers' Conceptions of self and their explanations about change: three cases' , Teacher Development, 10, 3, 343-360

Liu, Y. and Fisher, L. (2006) Community of practice and induction teachers as legitimate peripheral participants. Research in Education (75), 88-100.

Evans, M. and Fisher, L. (2005) 'Measuring gains in pupils' foreign language competence as a result of participation in a school exchange visit: the case of Y9 pupils at three comprehensive schools in the UK', Language Teaching Research, 9,2 pp.173-192

Fisher, L., Evans, M. and Esch, E. (2004) 'Computer-Mediated Communication: promoting learner autonomy and intercultural understanding at secondary level', Language Learning Journal, Winter, 30, 50-58

Fisher, L. (2001) 'MFL recruitment post-16: the pupils' perspective', Language Learning Journal, 23, 33-40.

Fisher, L. and Evans, M. (2000) 'The school exchange visit: effects on attitudes and proficiency in language learning', Language Learning Journal, 22, 11-16.