The Confused Professional Identity of Native and Non-Native EFL Teacher Educators: Are They Teachers or Researchers?

Autor/in	Mannes, Adina
Titel	The Confused Professional Identity of Native and Non-Native EFL Teacher Educators: Are They Teachers or Researchers?
Quelle	In: Athens Journal of Education, 7 (2020) 4, S.385-396 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2407-9898
Schlagwörter	Professional Identity; Native Speakers; Teacher Educators; Researchers; Teacher Role; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Background; Role Conflict; Foreign Countries; Job Performance; English Teachers; English (Second Language); Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Muttersprachler; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Researcher; Forscher; Lehrerrolle; Lehrerverhalten; Rollenkonflikt; Ausland; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache
Abstract	The demands of teacher educators underwent a major change. They not only are required to excel in teaching, but also to conduct research as an essential part of their professional life. This ambivalence raises questions regarding their professional identity. How can they identify with their profession if their roles keep changing? Two native and two non-native EFL teacher educators were interviewed about their perception of professional identity regarding being a researcher or a teacher and whether the demand to excel relies also on personal background factors such as being a native English speaker. The results indicated tension between research and teaching, which is a cause of frustration for EFL teacher educators. As for the issue of personal background, most of the interviewees did not believe that such factors are crucial. However, everyday reality in their colleges, where there are more native than non-native English speaker teachers, shows otherwise. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Athens Institute for Education & Research. 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, Athens 10671, Greece. e-mail: education@atiner.gr; Web site: https://www.athensjournals.gr/aje
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01