"COVID-19 is an Opportunity to Rediscover Ourselves": Reflections of a Novice EFL Teacher in Central America
"COVID-19 is an Opportunity to Rediscover Ourselves": Reflections of a Novice EFL Teacher in Central America
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DOI：
10.1177/0033688220981778
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发表时间：
2021-01-20
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3
通讯作者：
Stanclik, Connie
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作者：
Farrell, Thomas S. C.;Stanclik, Connie
本文介绍了一个案例研究，考察了中美洲一家著名英语机构的一名英语作为外语 (EFL) 新手教师的原则和实践。这项定性研究旨在通过法雷尔反思实践框架中自我反思的五个阶段，促进对英语教师的思想、身份和行为的相互依存影响的讨论。英语教师进行有意识的反思，通过他们的哲学、原则、理论、实践和超越实践来表达他们的信念，进行批判性分析和解释。总体而言，研究结果证实，所有五个阶段的反思都与几个共同主题相关，但同时揭示了教师陈述的原则与实际实践之间的复杂关系。讨论探讨了教师信念和课堂行为趋同和分歧的潜在原因，得出的结论是，结果与语言教育和教师反思领域的先前研究相关。
This article presents a case study that examined the principles and practices of one novice English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher at a prominent English language institution in Central America. This qualitative study sought to contribute to the discussion of the perceived interdependent influences of EFL teachers' thoughts, identities, and behaviors through five stages of self-reflection in Farrell's framework for reflective practice. The EFL teacher engaged in conscious reflection to subject their beliefs to critical analysis and interpretation expressed through their philosophy, principles, theory, practice, and beyond practice. Overall, the findings confirm that reflections in all five stages are connected to several common themes, but simultaneously reveal a complex relationship between the teacher's stated principles and actual practice. The discussion explores potential reasons for convergence and divergence in teachers' beliefs and classroom actions, concluding that the results correlate with previous research in the field of language education and teacher reflection.