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1.3
Motivationtoteach
wordonesaid.IfeltthatIwassomeonespecialandsuccessfulbecauseoftheir
love,knowledgeandsupporttheygaveme.[ł]wonderfulteacherswhoinspired
me[ł],motivatedmetomakethedecisiontobecomeateacherandIthankthem
withmywholeheart.
SinceIwasachild,Ihavealwaysbeenattachedtoteachers.Ialwaysadmired
teachers[ł].TankstothemIlearntanddiscoveredsomanythings.Alongwith
mygrowthandtheshapingofmyviewsandvaluesystem,Iwasabletostate
consciouslythatgainingandsharingknowledgeareveryhighinmyhierarchy.
[ł].Teyhavealwaysimpressedmeandithasbeensurprisingformetodiscover
howtheyinfluencedme,inspiredme,changedmeandmademewanttobe
abetterperson.[ł].
Teofenfeltanxietyaboutone)sabilitytocopewithclassroomchallengesis
testedduringteachingpractice,whichinmanycasesbecomesastrongmotivating
factorforthetrainees.Itallowsthestudentstobecomemoreconfidentintheir
firstclassroomencounters,butalsogivesthematasteofwhatitmeanstobe
ateacher,bothinthepositiveandsatisfactorysensebutalsointhenegative
stressfulsense:
MymotivationtobeaFLteacherisverystrongandresultsfromtheexperience
thatIgainedduringmyteachingpractice.Tispracticeallowedmetodiscoverthe
essenceofthisprofession[ł].First,IwantedtoacquireEnglishprofciency.[ł].
Socialaspectofteaching.Workingwithteenagersappearstomeveryencouraging
andstimulating[ł]acceptedmeandcooperatedwillingly.Tepositiveattitude
towardsmemademefeelconfdentandrelaxedaswellasencouragedmeto
preparevarioustypesofactivities[ł]Iwassurprisedandpreviouslyafraid.[ł]
Ienjoyteachingpupilsindividually,asIgettoknowthembetter.
[ł]fulflmentandasenseofsignifcance[ł]recognitionofelortsbythestudents
andparentsstimulatemetoputmoreenergyintoteaching.
Itmustbeemphasised,however,thatthesubjectsalsodemonstrate
instrumentalmotivationexpressedastheperceivedbenefitsofbeingateacher,
butinmostofthecasesthesefactorsaresecondaryandseenascompensating
forthestressandchallengesthatateacherexperiencesonadailybasisinhis/
herclassroom:
InthecollegeIderivedgreatpleasurefromlearningE.andteachingittoothers.
IbecametiredanddisappointedwhenIencounteredthe[school]reality.
Idecidedtoturntosomeonemoreexperienced.Asaconsolationthinkabout
thepositivesidesoftheprofession(salary,bonuses,holidays).Nowmymotivation
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