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Zhu, Gang; Rice, Mary; Li, Guofang; Zhu, Jinfei – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2022
Metaphors are powerful windows to gain insight into EFL teachers' professional identity constructions. This study examined 33 Chinese EFL student teachers' (STs) self-generated metaphors about teaching before and after their student teaching. Before their teaching practicum experience, they were: (a) optimistic, but had naïve perceptions about…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers