ERIC Number: EJ1125662
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 15
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The Tensions between EFL Teacher Identities and INSET in the Turkish Context
Güngör, Fatih
PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, v19 n1 p13-27 Jan-Jun 2017
Due to the insufficiency of current in-service training courses which are far from the collaboration and the reflection of teachers, the current study scrutinizes the incongruities between teacher identities and in-service training programs offered by the Ministry of National Education in Turkey based upon the use of the activity theory. In this narrative study, two English as a foreign language teachers reflected on their environment, behaviors, beliefs, competencies, and missions under the heading of teacher identity concept. The results suggest that teachers need a supportive community of practice and a well-tailored mentoring system to be able to reflect on themselves and the context in which they are teaching.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Communities of Practice, Mentors, Professional Identity, Language Teachers, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Educational Experience, Teacher Competencies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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