The impact of translanguaging-driven training on in-service EFL teachers: Complexity theory prism
Muhammet Yasar Yuzlu, Kenan Dikilitas
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Muhammet Yasar Yuzlu, Kenan Dikilitas | Yıl: 2022 | Dergi/Kurum: LINGUISTICS AND EDUCATION | İndeks: WOS.SSCI, WOS.AHCI | DOI: 10.1016/j.linged.2022.101080 | Anahtar Kelimeler: Translanguaging pedagogy, In-service teacher training, Teacher identity, EFL teachers, Complexity
This study examines the impact of a translanguaging-driven in-service training on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' professional identity re-construction. Grounded in complexity theory, the study is based on pre-, while-and post-training interviews with twelve teachers, their reflective journals, online discussions on LMS CANVAS, video-enhanced observations and the trainer first author's reflective jour-nals. The data sets were analysed adopting grounded theory to induce emerging identities. It was found that each participating teacher developed one of three new identities: a) Translanguaging-Romanticised User, b) Translanguaging-Aware User, and c) Translanguaging-Inspired User. Implications for in-service teacher training are discussed.
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