Fostering agency in Novice language teachers through action research


Dikilitaş K., Çomoğlu H. İ., Bayraktar S.

Novice Non- native English Language Teachers Navigating Agency International Perspectives , Mostafa Nazari, Editör, Routledge, London/New York , London, ss.99-116, 2025

  • Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Yayınevi: Routledge, London/New York 
  • Basıldığı Şehir: London
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.99-116
  • Editörler: Mostafa Nazari, Editör
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this chapter, we present the trajectory of a novice language teacher’s agency development through her research engagement in several ways and seek to answer the following research question: “What role(s) does research engagement play in the agency development of a novice English language teacher?”. We believe this study will contribute to language teacher education and professional development programs and highlight how research engagement fosters agency of novice teachers since it (a) extends existing theories of teacher agency and shows how it can be cultivated from the early stages of a teaching career and (b) offer insights into developing an agency framework that emphasises critical reflection and contextualised practical research experiences of novice teachers.