ERIC Number: EJ847246
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-May
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1175-8708
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The Making of a Multicultural English Teacher
Widiyanto, Yohanes Nugroho
English Teaching: Practice and Critique, v4 n1 p106-117 May 2005
This teacher narrative tells the story of the making of a multicultural English teacher, beginning with the author's roots in a remote village in central Java and tracing his journey through a range of educational institutions. In a series of critical reflections, the author discusses a range of social and cultural influences as these impacts on his emerging identity as both English teacher and speaker of a range of languages. These critical reflections constitute a kind of self-study, where the author discusses in a self-reflexive way the sorts of discourses at work that work to construct his identity in a range of different settings. (Contains 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Cultural Influences, Teacher Student Relationship, Multicultural Education, Foreign Countries, Personal Narratives, Indonesian Languages, Career Choice, Teaching (Occupation), Language Usage, Religious Factors, Christianity, Islam, Catholics, Identification (Psychology)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Indonesia
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