Teachers' self-disclosures and influences on students' motivation : A relational perspective
(2021) In International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 24(1). p.1-15- Abstract
- While teacher–student relationships are of central importance for students' motivation, they remain under-investigated. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach and focusing on the 'relationality' of teacher–student relationships, this study examines the identity-work that takes place when a teacher makes visible an aspect of identity not normally salient in the classroom. Framing self-disclosure as a relational practice, and drawing on ethnographic data that includes observations of English lessons (N = 258) in Swedish secondary schools, a relational conceptualization of the motivational influences of teacher identity-work is offered. Since language teachers are sensitive to the psychology of learning–teaching processes,... (More)
- While teacher–student relationships are of central importance for students' motivation, they remain under-investigated. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach and focusing on the 'relationality' of teacher–student relationships, this study examines the identity-work that takes place when a teacher makes visible an aspect of identity not normally salient in the classroom. Framing self-disclosure as a relational practice, and drawing on ethnographic data that includes observations of English lessons (N = 258) in Swedish secondary schools, a relational conceptualization of the motivational influences of teacher identity-work is offered. Since language teachers are sensitive to the psychology of learning–teaching processes, relationally-grounded perspectives on motivation can be of particular importance in shaping classroom practices. (Less)
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- author
- Henry, Alastair LU and Thorsen, Cecilia
- publishing date
- 2021
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Self-disclosure, L2 motivation, identities, identity-work, teacher–student relationships, General Language Studies and Linguistics, Jämförande språkvetenskap och allmän lingvistik
- in
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
- volume
- 24
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 15 pages
- publisher
- Routledge
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85042925882
- ISSN
- 1367-0050
- DOI
- 10.1080/13670050.2018.1441261
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- 2022-03-30T11:05:24.600+02:00
- id
- 79754943-f65c-4e82-b83b-c0e9bd95af7e
- alternative location
- http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-13409
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- 2023-09-06 09:10:41
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