The Tensions Between EFL Teacher Identities and INSET in the Turkish Context

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 bas...

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Main Author: Fatih Güngör
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017-01-01
Series:Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/55110
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-b17fb121cd90449992db2ccc668280db2025-08-20T02:23:34ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902017-01-01191132710.15446/profile.v19n1.55110The Tensions Between EFL Teacher Identities and INSET in the Turkish ContextFatih Güngör0Afyon Kocatepe UniversityDue 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.http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/55110Activity theoryINSETteacher identitythe onion modelTurkey
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teacher identity
the onion model
Turkey
title The Tensions Between EFL Teacher Identities and INSET in the Turkish Context
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title_short The Tensions Between EFL Teacher Identities and INSET in the Turkish Context
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INSET
teacher identity
the onion model
Turkey
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