The World of English Teachers in a Facebook Common-Interest Group
- Dzięcioł-Pędich, Agnieszka
DOIAbstract
In view of the fact that teacher discussions in professional online communities are not frequently researched, the author decided to conduct a small scale study with the aim to analyse discussions held by members of two Facebook groups for English language teachers. The findings show that members of both groups want to know how they could help their students, and discuss their own professional and personal needs. Moreover, members of both groups show their appreciation not only towards practical solutions, but also towards the theoretical content suggested by others. Furthermore, the analysis has revealed that language teachers need to be constantly motivated, inspired and reassured that they are doing their job well. Finally, the findings ...
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