Native English-Speaking Teachers’ Professional Identity Construction

KOCABAŞ GEDİK P.

TESOL 2016 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION & ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXPO, Baltimore, Maryland, United States Of America, 05 April 2016, vol.1, no.1, pp.25

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Summary Text
  • Volume: 1
  • City: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Country: United States Of America
  • Page Numbers: pp.25
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Native English-Speaking Teachers’ Professional Identity Construction Pinar Kocabas Gedik, Bilkent University, Turkey pinar.kocabas@bilkent.edu.tr This longitudinal case-study explores in what ways novice native English-speaking teachers’ emotions and tensions contribute to their professional identity construction. Using interviews, journals, and the researcher’s notes, the study examines two American teachers’ emotions and tensions in relation to the teachers’ identity construction