EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Teachers' Journey of Online Teacher Identity Development: A Qualitative Case Study

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Abstract

The purpose of this case study was to explore how English teachers develop their online teacher identities during emergency remote teaching considering Yazan’s (2018) theoretical framework as a lens. The data source was collected through two different semi-structured interviews language teachers. Data were triangulated through semi-structured interviews of internal observers and document analysis. All data were tape recorded and transcribed. The data were analyzed using the MAXQDA software program. A thematic analysis method was utilized in the data analysis. The results were on five main themes: teachers’ self-efficacy in the online teaching context, teacher learning during the online teaching process, teachers’ interaction with others, teachers’ teaching experience in the online context, and teachers’ emotions during online teaching.

Authors

• Cansu Kacakoglu, Baskent University

• Nur Cakir, Middle East Technical University