ERIC Number: EJ1127921
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 14
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Reflections on Critical Incidents of EFL Teachers during Career Entry in Central Mexico
Lengeling, M. Martha; Mora Pablo, Irasema
HOW, v23 n2 p75-88 Jul-Dec 2016
This article explores the reflections of critical incidents of eight beginning English as a foreign language teachers and one of their trainers in Mexico. Based upon narrative inquiry and through the use of journals, critical incidents and how they have impacted beginning teachers in their thinking were specifically looked at. From the data we found seven emerging themes which basically revolve around the relationships that are established between the teacher and the students, the emerging professional identities of the beginning teachers, and the tutor's reflection on knowledge transfer. Results showed how these teachers reflected upon their teaching practice and how the critical incidents helped them to analyze and evaluate their teaching process.
Descriptors: Reflection, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Teachers, Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Teaching Methods, Critical Incidents Method, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Faculty Development
ASOCOPI, the Colombian Association of Teachers of English. Cra 27 A #53-06, oficina 405, Bogota, Colombia. +57-2115018; Fax: +57-2115018. e-mail: asocopicolombia@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mexico
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