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Exploring the Professional Identities of EFL Lecturers in Turkey

Cilt: 8 Sayı: 4 30 Aralık 2020
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Exploring the Professional Identities of EFL Lecturers in Turkey

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The fact that there is no universally approved conceptualization or description of the professional identity of teachers in the existing literature makes it difficult to explore teachers’ professional identity. Teachers’ professional identity represents not only how teachers see themselves as teaching professionals but also allows them to exercise agency to pursue their goals (Beijaard et al., 2004). Bearing these essential elements in mind, this paper aimed to examine the professional identities of 15 EFL lecturers in Turkey. In this descriptive study, the participants were selected through the purposive sampling strategy. A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire with 40 items adapted from Noi et al. (2016) was utilized to reveal EFL lecturers’ professional identities based on those aspects; (1) teaching beliefs, (2) professional socialization, (3) career progression and (4) professional competence. To sustain the quantitative data obtained through the questionnaire, Twenty Statements Test (TST) by Kuhn and McPharland (1954) was used, and the obtained data were examined by using a categorical-content analysis strategy. The results of the study revealed that EFL lecturers have strong teaching beliefs, higher rates of professional socialization and a great extent of eagerness toward career progression, whereas they need more support from their institutions. The study also identified that the majority of the EFL lecturers perceive themselves as mentors, and they feel less valuable and demotivated when there is unfairness in their institutes

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Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İkinci Bir Dil Olarak İngilizce

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Aralık 2020

Gönderilme Tarihi

8 Haziran 2020

Kabul Tarihi

25 Aralık 2020

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2020 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 4

Kaynak Göster

APA
Ekinci, E. (2020). Exploring the Professional Identities of EFL Lecturers in Turkey. International Journal of Languages’ Education and Teaching, 8(4), 146-158. https://doi.org/10.29228/ijlet.44083
AMA
1.Ekinci E. Exploring the Professional Identities of EFL Lecturers in Turkey. IJLET. 2020;8(4):146-158. doi:10.29228/ijlet.44083
Chicago
Ekinci, Ecem. 2020. “Exploring the Professional Identities of EFL Lecturers in Turkey”. International Journal of Languages’ Education and Teaching 8 (4): 146-58. https://doi.org/10.29228/ijlet.44083.
EndNote
Ekinci E (01 Aralık 2020) Exploring the Professional Identities of EFL Lecturers in Turkey. International Journal of Languages’ Education and Teaching 8 4 146–158.
IEEE
[1]E. Ekinci, “Exploring the Professional Identities of EFL Lecturers in Turkey”, IJLET, c. 8, sy 4, ss. 146–158, Ara. 2020, doi: 10.29228/ijlet.44083.
ISNAD
Ekinci, Ecem. “Exploring the Professional Identities of EFL Lecturers in Turkey”. International Journal of Languages’ Education and Teaching 8/4 (01 Aralık 2020): 146-158. https://doi.org/10.29228/ijlet.44083.
JAMA
1.Ekinci E. Exploring the Professional Identities of EFL Lecturers in Turkey. IJLET. 2020;8:146–158.
MLA
Ekinci, Ecem. “Exploring the Professional Identities of EFL Lecturers in Turkey”. International Journal of Languages’ Education and Teaching, c. 8, sy 4, Aralık 2020, ss. 146-58, doi:10.29228/ijlet.44083.
Vancouver
1.Ecem Ekinci. Exploring the Professional Identities of EFL Lecturers in Turkey. IJLET. 01 Aralık 2020;8(4):146-58. doi:10.29228/ijlet.44083