The Socio-Emotional Influence of Past Teachers on Novice English Teachers’ Beliefs
La influencia socioemocional de los docentes anteriores en las creencias de profesores noveles de inglés
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https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v23n2.90809Keywords:
apprenticeship of observation, novice EFL teachers, past English teachers, socio-emotional influence, teacher-student relationships (en)aprendizaje por observación, docentes anteriores de inglés, influencia socioemocional, docentes noveles de inglés como lengua extranjera, relación docente-estudiante (es)
Teachers’ past learning experiences, also referred to as “apprenticeship of observation,” can affect their beliefs and, in turn, their teaching practices. This study focused on the apprenticeships of observation of Chilean novice English teachers and sought to identify the possible influence of their past English teachers on their teaching and learning views in an English as a foreign language context. The qualitative multiple case study design gathered the narratives of 18 teachers using an open-ended survey and in-depth interviews. Results showed that the teachers’ apprenticeship of observation influenced their socio-emotional and affective views on teaching with a main concern on teacher-student relationships. From a sociocultural perspective, it was found that feelings associated with these experiences helped them understand their own practice.
Las experiencias anteriores de aprendizaje de los y las docentes —“aprendizaje por observación”— pueden afectar sus creencias y su práctica. Este estudio se enfocó en las experiencias vividas por docentes noveles de inglés en Chile y en cómo sus propios docentes anteriores de inglés influyeron en su visión de la enseñanza y aprendizaje del idioma. En este estudio cualitativo de casos múltiples se recolectaron narraciones de 18 docentes mediante una encuesta abierta y entrevistas en profundidad. El análisis demostró que las experiencias vividas por los y las docentes influyeron en su visión socioemocional y afectiva de la enseñanza con foco en la relación docente-estudiante. Desde una perspectiva sociocultural, se evidenció que los sentimientos asociados a estas experiencias facilitaron la comprensión de su propia práctica.
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