Critical Incidents of Transnational Student-Teachers in Central Mexico

This study is an exploration of the life-changing decisions and changes which the participants underwent, and which led them to pursue an education in English language teaching (or languages). The foremost objective of this study was to highlight the critical incidents from the past, present, and te...

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Autores:
Serna-Gutiérrez, Jose Irineo Omar
Mora-Pablo, Irasema
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2018
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/66872
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/66872
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/67900/
Palabra clave:
37 Educación / Education
8 Literatura y retórica / Literature
Critical incidents
in-service teachers
identity
narratives
transnational
identidad
incidentes críticos
narrativas
profesores en servicio
transnacional
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:This study is an exploration of the life-changing decisions and changes which the participants underwent, and which led them to pursue an education in English language teaching (or languages). The foremost objective of this study was to highlight the critical incidents from the past, present, and teaching practice of transnational students in a BA in TESOL program who are also English teachers in central Mexico. Through a narrative analysis, critical incidents in the lives of transnational student/teachers were identified. The findings of this research showed how the participants could explore their identity formation process through the critical incidents.