JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies)
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2022): JEELS November 2022

Exploring EFL Novice Teacher’s Identity Construction: A Narrative Inquiry of Senior High School Teacher

Faisal Abdul Rahman (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Eri Kurniawan (Department of English Education, Faculty of Language and Literature Education, Univesitas Pendidikan Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Nov 2022

Abstract

This study used narrative inquiry to reveal the identity construction process performed by an Indonesian EFL novice teacher through her personal experiences in a senior high school context that is still rarely explored. The interview results revealed that the teacher developed Johnston's framework based on the following three aspects of the teacher's identity: teacher-student relationship, professionalism, and religious beliefs. The results showed that the novice teacher always prioritized academic assistance for students in teacher-student relationships. In terms of professionalism, she saw it as service-oriented. Thus, she always strived to be a better teacher to her students. She also instilled religious values in her English classes. She believed instilling positive values could help socially responsible individuals. It is suggested that future research would use a solid and clear framework regarding the novice teacher's identity construction to make the research process more organized and extend some informative inputs in narrative inquiry research.  

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jeels

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

JEELS aims to disseminate the results of research in English Education and Linguistics. The published articles are the findings of research in the field of English language education and linguistics. The scope of research includes: English language teaching and learning English language testing and ...