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

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  • Huriye Arzu Ozturk

    (Atasehir Anadolu Lisesi, Bahcesehir University, Turkey)

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. 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.

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  • Huriye Arzu Ozturk, 2020. "My quest for negotiating meaning. Reflections on my dilemmas about practices of English language teaching in public school context in Turkey: An autoethnography," Technium Social Sciences Journal, Technium Science, vol. 7(1), pages 36-48, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:tec:journl:v:7:y:2020:i:1:p:36-48
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    1. Francis Bukari & Ramos Asafo-Adjei & Ernest Kwesi Klu, 2022. "Repair organisations in English as second language classrooms in a Ghanaian Technical University," Technium Social Sciences Journal, Technium Science, vol. 30(1), pages 170-182, April.

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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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