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Chapter1Teachersasaprofessionalgroup
MygrowingfascinationwithEnglishstartedwhenIwas6or7,whenIdeveloped
apositiveattitudetowardsthelanguageandculture[ł].Firstcontactthrough
TVcartoons[ł].MyinterestintheEnglish-speakingcountriesgraduallyrose
(musicandliterature).IbecamefluentinEnglishandquitecomfortablewithusing
itandIdevelopedabeliefthatIcouldbesuccessfulifIpursuedacareersomehow
connectedwithL2.[ł].
SinceIwasachild,Ihavealwayswantedtobeateacher.WhenIwasinthe
primaryschool,mymotherusedtotellmethatthisoccupationissuitablefor
women[ł]IrealizedIwasprettygoodatspeakingforeignlanguages.English
andGermanweretheonlysubjectswhichIlearntwithpleasure.
Tetraineesexpresstheirpreferencesandpersonalsatisfactionfromworking
withsomeagegroups(childrenandteenagers)andseethisasamotivating
factor:
Childrenareveryspecialtome.Iwanttobecomeateacherinordertohelpthe
learnersachievethebestthatcanandtakethehardtimesintheirlifeandlearn
howtoovercomedifculttimes.[ł]toconveytheenjoymentofdiscoverytomy
students.[ł]therewardsofteachingareimmeasurable.Yougetthesatisfaction
whenthestudents’eyeslightupandwhentheyarethankfultoyou.Idonotwant
tobejustateacher,Idesiretobethebestteacher,theonewhonotonlysupports
andinspiresbutalsotheonewhoencouragesandbelievesinthem.Ibelievethat
eachofmylearnerscanbringsomethingvaluablefromourthrivingworld.Tis
motivatesmetobecomeateacher.
Workingwithteenagersappearstomeveryencouragingandstimulating[ł]
acceptedmeandcooperatedwillingly.Tepositiveattitudetowardsmemademe
feelconfdentandrelaxedaswellasencouragedmetopreparevarioustypesof
activities[ł]Iwassurprisedandpreviouslyafraid.[ł]Ienjoyteachingpupils
individually,asIgettoknowthembetter.[ł]fulflmentandasenseofsignifcance
[ł]recognitionofelortsbythestudentsandparentsstimulatemetoputmore
energyintoteaching.
Oneofthestrongestvariablesinbuildingmotivationtoteachistheprior
perceptionofteachers,theirauthorityandprofessionalinvolvementand
expertise,whichappearinasubstantialnumberofcomments:
IhavewantedtobecomeateachereversinceIwasintheelementaryschool.
Ialwaysadoredmyteachers,theyweretheworldtome.Teyalwayshadopen
arms,theyalwaysseemedtomakemesmileandtheywerereadytolistentoevery
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