Exploring the Transformative Impact of Language Teachers’ Autoethnographies in a Teacher Education Course (66942)
Session Chair: Jingzi Huang
Saturday, January 7, 2023 (14:45)
Session: Session 4
Room: 321B
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
The benefits of teachers' autoethnographies are well-documented in current research. This study adds to the research literature by directly analyzing how the insights gained through writing autoethnographic essays impact second language (L2) teachers' classrooms. To collect the data, the study incorporated autoethnographic essays into a course for masters-level language teachers and asked the participating teachers to design lessons that reflected the insights they gained about themselves through this project. Adopting the transformative learning theory (Mezirow, 1978, 1997), this paper explores the transformative potential of teachers' autoethnographies through tracking qualitative changes in the teachers' narratives and practice across one academic semester. The results show that as a learning tool, autoethnographies facilitated teachers' developing of more empowering teaching identities and enhanced their teaching practices. The paper adds empirical evidence and a new perspective to the investigation of teacher learning. It concludes with pedagogical and research implications for L2 teacher education.
Authors:
Ekaterina Arshavskaya, Utah State University, United States
About the Presenter(s)
Dr EKATERINA ARSHAVSKAYA is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at Utah State University , United States
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