{"title":"Contributions of an emotion-oriented professional development course to the ecology of language teacher agency","authors":"Mostafa Nazari , Zahra Keshvari , Guangwei Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.system.2024.103542","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Informed by an ecological perspective, the present study explored the contributions of an emotion-oriented professional development course to eight Iranian English language teachers’ agency. Data were collected in two rounds: one round before, during, and after the course using interviews, narrative frames, and reflective journals, and another round one year later using interviews and narrative frames in order to track the longitudinal effects of the course. Data analyses revealed that the course enabled the teachers to find better space for their autonomy and motivation, both being significant contributing factors to their enhanced agency. Furthermore, the teachers were able to develop more emotional empowerment through greater emotional regulation in their professional work. We discuss implications for teachers and teacher educators to use emotion-oriented professional initiatives in teacher education courses to positively enhance professional agency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48185,"journal":{"name":"System","volume":"127 ","pages":"Article 103542"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"System","FirstCategoryId":"98","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0346251X24003245","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Informed by an ecological perspective, the present study explored the contributions of an emotion-oriented professional development course to eight Iranian English language teachers’ agency. Data were collected in two rounds: one round before, during, and after the course using interviews, narrative frames, and reflective journals, and another round one year later using interviews and narrative frames in order to track the longitudinal effects of the course. Data analyses revealed that the course enabled the teachers to find better space for their autonomy and motivation, both being significant contributing factors to their enhanced agency. Furthermore, the teachers were able to develop more emotional empowerment through greater emotional regulation in their professional work. We discuss implications for teachers and teacher educators to use emotion-oriented professional initiatives in teacher education courses to positively enhance professional agency.
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This international journal is devoted to the applications of educational technology and applied linguistics to problems of foreign language teaching and learning. Attention is paid to all languages and to problems associated with the study and teaching of English as a second or foreign language. The journal serves as a vehicle of expression for colleagues in developing countries. System prefers its contributors to provide articles which have a sound theoretical base with a visible practical application which can be generalized. The review section may take up works of a more theoretical nature to broaden the background.