Becoming a Language Teacher: A dream come true or a source of anxiety?
Huhtala, A. (2015). Becoming a Language Teacher: A dream come true or a source of anxiety?. Apples: journal of applied language studies, 9 (1), 53–69. Retrieved from http://apples.jyu.fi/ArticleFile/download/591
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In this qualitative study the author examined personal narratives written by 14
Finnish speaking student teachers of Swedish, in order to find out what they tell
about their thoughts and feelings concerning their future work as language
teachers. The following three themes were in focus: firstly, what university
students tell about their reasons for wanting to become teachers in the first place;
secondly, what kinds of worries concerning their future work they mention in their
narratives; and thirdly, how student teachers could be supported during transition
from teacher education to teaching. According to the study, students choose
teaching for reasons that are related to: (a) teacher identity and (b) teaching
profession. They see teaching as meaningful and rewarding, but tell about worries
connected to: (a) appearing in class and not having enough subject knowledge; (b)
contacts with teenagers and their parents; and (c) heavy workload and lack of time.
The results give support to previous studies indicating that novice teachers would
benefit from organized mentoring sessions during transition to working life, so as
to make it smoother and less challenging.
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