Imagined Identities and Imagined Communities: Colombian English Teachers’ Investment in Their Professional Development
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| contents | Imagined Identities and Imagined Communities: Colombian English Teachers’ Investment in Their Professional Development Marcela Ovalle Quiroz Adriana González Educación investment English teaching imagined identity imagined community teacher professional development English teachers’ professional development responds to individual needs and societal discourses about teaching, learning, and language use. This paper reports the findings of a case study that explored the factors that increased or limited the active and committed participation of nine Colombian teachers of English in professional development programs. Findings suggest that English teachers are invested in their professional development if they may develop three imagined identities-as proficient English speakers, ELT experts, and ICT competent users-and their affiliation to an imagined community of “bilinguals.” The teachers’ journey to the imagined identities and the imagined community is full of conflicting emotions amidst the socio-political context of their work and the country’s language education policies. 2023 artículo científico 1657-0790 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=169274366014 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169274366014/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169274366014/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169274366014/169274366014.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169274366014/movil 10.15446/profile.v25n1.99248 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1692 Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Colombia Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.25 |
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| spellingShingle | Imagined Identities and Imagined Communities: Colombian English Teachers’ Investment in Their Professional Development Marcela Ovalle Quiroz Educación investment English teaching imagined identity imagined community teacher professional development Imagined Identities and Imagined Communities: Colombian English Teachers’ Investment in Their Professional Development Marcela Ovalle Quiroz Adriana González Educación investment English teaching imagined identity imagined community teacher professional development English teachers’ professional development responds to individual needs and societal discourses about teaching, learning, and language use. This paper reports the findings of a case study that explored the factors that increased or limited the active and committed participation of nine Colombian teachers of English in professional development programs. Findings suggest that English teachers are invested in their professional development if they may develop three imagined identities-as proficient English speakers, ELT experts, and ICT competent users-and their affiliation to an imagined community of “bilinguals.” The teachers’ journey to the imagined identities and the imagined community is full of conflicting emotions amidst the socio-political context of their work and the country’s language education policies. 2023 artículo científico 1657-0790 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=169274366014 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169274366014/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169274366014/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169274366014/169274366014.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169274366014/movil 10.15446/profile.v25n1.99248 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1692 Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Colombia Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.25 |
| title | Imagined Identities and Imagined Communities: Colombian English Teachers’ Investment in Their Professional Development |
| topic | Educación investment English teaching imagined identity imagined community teacher professional development |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=169274366014 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169274366014/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169274366014/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169274366014/169274366014.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1692/169274366014/movil |