Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Shanlax International Journal of Education, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.10-25, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
This study adopts a narrative approach to revealing how English as a foreign language teachers
construct their teacher identities. Kelchterman’s five dimensions of teacher identity; i.e., self-image,
self-esteem, task perception, job motivation and future perspectives, were used as the theoretical
lens to explore eight participants’ identity construction via the narratives they told in an online
written interview form. Participants were eight EFL instructors who worked at higher education
institutions around Turkey. Data was collected via an online survey tool and analysed via thematic
analysis and open coding. Data revealed that the five dimensions of teacher identity do not develop
in isolation from each other but a dynamic interaction among these identity dimensions exists