BELIEFS: Tercera Entrega - Enseñanza de lengua Extranjera

Posted: sábado, 30 de marzo de 2013 by DarkWolfSnow in
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Methaphors and beliefs have a very close link with the ways of thinking and feeling the world towards the subcounscious interpretation of meanings. For this reason, I wanted to implement  the method that Gölge Sefero lu, Sibel Korkmazgil and Zeynep Ölçü (2009) used to understand and observe the different kind of methaphors that a student and teacher create about what it means to be a teacher. The first thing I wanted to know was related to understand the view of the teacher I am observing, who has a strong and emotional connection with the profession:

This is a writing task that I told T to do. She decided to write it down in Spanish; for that reason I will leave the text in its original language and then analyse it.(March, 20th, 2013): 


"Considero que una de las labores más hermosas pero a la vez de más responsabilidad es la del docente, quien es un guía, un orientador, es aquel que le muestra a sus estudiantes el camino pero finalmente ellos son los que deciden andar por éste o no. Recuerdo un proverbio chino que leí alguna vez: "Teachers open doors but you must enter by yourself"  esto nos muestra que el docente es quien abre la puerta pero finalmente el estudiante es el responsable de su aprendizaje, el docente le brinda las herramientas pero es el estudiante quien debe asumir esa responsabilidad pues en verdad creo que nadie aprende algo que no quiere, por esto considero también que el docente debe ser a la vez un motivador, alguien que impulse a sus estudiantes a un mejor nivel. Es también un formador, no se nos puede olvidar que estamos formando a los estudiantes para la vida que enfrentarán allá afuera y aún la que diariamente enfrentan con sus compañeros en el aula y en sus casas, es por esto que debemos formarlos en valores y principios morales. Por último, considero que el docente debe amar su labor, su vocación y llevarla acabo con pasión." (Teacher T, 2013)

I found this definition a very wise and clever concept. Although the vision of a open door might seem ethnocratic, there is no "real obligation" to enter to that door. The door is there, but the student has the final decision to get in there. Nevertheless, this metaphor can bee understoond as if the teacher is the only way to acquire knowledge, but at the same time the teacher focuses in the passion of teaching and explains that it is necessary that a teacher loves his/her profession. Otherwise, that door could be open, but it would be difficult to enter by that door.


STUDENTS RESULTS


This student wanted to describe the teacher as the one "who has plenty knowledge". A wise person.
This student wanted to describe the teacher as "the all seeing" one. A person who is always watching and the one who is worried about your process.
This student wanted to describe the teacher as an open book that is willing to give you knowledge during your process of learning.
This student wanted to describe the teacher as the "typical stereotype" of what a teacher is. He said that to describe a teacher, you will always see a board behind him, no matter what he/she is teaching. The source of knowledge.



References
Seferoglu, G, Korkmazgil, S & Ölçü, Z (July 2009). Gaining insights into teachers' ways of thinking via metaphors. Faculty of education, Middle East Technical University. Educational studies. Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 323 - 335
Teacher writing task. March 20th, 2013). Requested by Viviana Mariño

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