Redefining professional identity: the voice of a language teacher in a context of collaborative learning |
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| Authors: | Ana Sofia Pinho Ana Isabel Andrade |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Education, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal;2. CIDTFF – Research Centre, Didactics and Technology in Education of Trainers, Aveiro, Portugal;3. CIDTFF – Research Centre, Didactics and Technology in Education of Trainers, Aveiro, Portugal;4. Department of Education, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | Following a narrative and biographic approach, in this study, we present the case of an in-service language teacher and her professional learning trajectory in the context of the project ‘Languages and education: constructing and sharing training’. This project aimed at the construction of a collaborative teacher education context for learning and transformation of experiences, views and practices in language education, and involved teachers, teacher educators and researchers. Based on a single case study, the analysis tries to disclose the teacher’s discursive displacements as hints of professional transformation while she reinterprets the learning taking place in the collaborative education process. The signs of change are visible in the way she constructs meanings regarding her professional identity, re-identifies her mission as a language teacher and reconsiders her professional identity. Finally, we reflect upon how collaborative teacher education scenarios may foster teachers’ personal professional learning and renewed self-images. |
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| Keywords: | autobiographic documents collaborative learning in-service teachers language education professional development |
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