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Chapter1Teachersasaprofessionalgroup
motivationstoteachandontheirfirstclassroomexperiences.Tedatawas
collectedfromreflectivenarrativesinwhichthesubjectswereaskedtodefine
theirmotivesforbecomingEFLteachersandanalysethemostsignificantfactors
thatcontributedtotheirdecisionstoenterthisjob.
TedecisiontobecomeaFLteacherinthecaseofmostofthestudents
wasnotimmediate.Itrequiredre-analysingone)sattitudetoEnglish,withits
culture,theirlearningexperiences,laterontheirfirstteachingexperiences
andlesssignificantlyexternalinfluences,suchasthoseoffamilyormaterial
benefits:
Tedecisiontobecomeateacherwasnotmadeinaday[ł].*1
First,mymotivationwasfluctuatingwildly:fromconfdenceandfascination
withtheEnglishlanguagetototallackofbelieveinmyabilities[ł].Iwasin
twomindsthinkingaboutfuture.Iwassuccessful.[ł].Iobservedachangein
mymotivation.Iwoulddescribeitasintrinsicandintegrative.Itrytomake
myteachingmorepersonal(learners’needs).Factors:fascinationwithEnglish,
dedicationandencouragementfrommyparents.
Iassumethatinitialfailuresanddifcultieshadanimpactonmyattitude,self-
esteemandthewayIperceivemyselfasateachernow.Iamstrongandself-
consciousperson.
Teideaofteachingwouldnotevencrossmymind[ł]IknewIwaswellprepared
forit,butIwouldneverhaveguessedthatitwouldgivemesomuchsatisfaction.
Havingcontrolwasreallyexciting.Nonetheless,thebestthingwasthattheothers
thoughthatIwasactuallygoodatit.TogetherwiththethoughtthatIwasnotas
goodasIinitiallyassumedmymotivationwasgettinglowerandlower.Fortunately
therewerealsonicemoments.[ł].
Adecisionwasnotimmediate.Ihadtomaturetoit.Factorschangingovertime,
dependingontheexperience.[First]allIwantedwastravellingallovertheworld
andmakingthemostofmylife.
Inthegreatmajorityofanswersgiven,intrinsicmotivationseemstofeature
moststrongly.Testudentstalkoftheneedforpersonalfulfilment:
Onehastobemainlymotivatedintrinsically[ł]onehastoenjoyworkingwith
peopleandhavevocationforteaching[ł]Ithinkthatthroughoutmyeducational
*Allthequotationsinitalicsarepresentedintheiruneditedform(seePreface).
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