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Professional identity of language teacher trainees during practicum: A metaphor analysis

Burcu TURHAN
Pages
165–185
Publication Date
2022-12-18
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Besides, the place and importance of metaphors for understanding TPI were discussed in the context of teacher education.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Teachers may face dilemmas when they realize certain discrepancies between theory and practice throughout their career.
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Key Findings & Data:Especially for teacher trainees, such dilemmatic spaces may be beneficial in uncovering multiple identities developing and being shaped especially during practicum.
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Conclusion & Impact:Besides, the place and importance of metaphors for understanding TPI were discussed in the context of teacher education.
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⚙️Variables:Teacher identity · language teachers · practicum

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Teachers may face dilemmas when they realize certain discrepancies between theory and practice throughout their career. Especially for teacher trainees, such dilemmatic spaces may be beneficial in uncovering multiple identities developing and being shaped especially during practicum. More specifically, the most frequent discrepancy could be between the desire to explore one’s own teacher identity and to please mentors and supervisors. Therefore, teacher training programs should provide spaces for teacher trainees to reflect and analyze those dilemmas so that they could develop their teacher professional identity (TPI) in an unproblematic and smooth manner. To this end, this study involved twelve senior English teacher trainees into a five-week process when they expressed their growing professional identities through metaphorical discourse within the scope of Teaching Practice I course. The thematic analyses of the elicited metaphors revealed vital hints about the TPI of language teacher trainees. Besides, the place and importance of metaphors for understanding TPI were discussed in the context of teacher education.

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TURHAN, B. (2022). Professional identity of language teacher trainees during practicum: A metaphor analysis. The Literacy Trek, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 2, 165–185. https://ajindex.com/articles/870826

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