My quest for negotiating meaning. Reflections on my dilemmas about practices of English language teaching in public school context in Turkey: An autoethnography

Huriye Arzu Ozturk ()
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Huriye Arzu Ozturk: Atasehir Anadolu Lisesi, Bahcesehir University, Turkey

Technium Social Sciences Journal, 2020, vol. 7, issue 1, 36-48

Abstract: Abstract. The autoethnographic study aims to explore the teacher researcher's dilemmas about the practices of English language teaching (ELT) in the public school context in Turkey and the reasons behind them. Narratives were used to depict the experiences which led to the dilemmas; the researcher's journey of learning, lived experiences and interactions in the community of practice. The narratives, which portrayed the emergence of dilemmas, were analysed through reflections on them. The reflections were also supported by the other mixed methods studies, theoretical and regulatory documents. The results demonstrate that the dilemmas arise from the gap between the theoretical recommendations of the curriculum and daily practices of ELT in this specific context. The study is situated in the interpretivist paradigm of research, and holistic-content analysis was used as a form of narrative analysis. Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of learning, Wenger's community of practice, Dewey's reflective practice, and Miller's teacher identity concepts establish the theoretical framework of the study.

Keywords: Cement Holding; Labour; Board of Directors; Welfare; State-owned Enterprises; PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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