Native English-speaking Teachers (NESTs) in the Minority: How Do Three NESTs at a University in Türkiye Perceive Their Professional Identities?

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dc.contributor.authorKeskin, Magdalena
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-08T15:04:58Z
dc.date.available2026-02-08T15:04:58Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentBursa Teknik Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis research paper explored the experiences of three NESTs working at a Turkish university dominated by local ELT practitioners. In-depth interviews with the participants combined with lesson observations were implemented with an aim to gain a deeper understanding into how their professional identities were affected by their working conditions and how they adapted to being the only native English-speaking teachers at their university. The findings showed that the participants’ sense of responsibility and pressure to fit an idealized model of a NEST negatively affected their professional identities. The participants devised several strategies to adapt to their working environment such as modifying cultural content to accommodate for their students' monocultural background. In addition, their working conditions hindered their ability to establish close ties with their professional community. Further studies in this area can implement a longitudinal design to explore how a similar working context affects the long-term development of NESTs’ professional identities.
dc.identifier.doi10.35207/later.1125201
dc.identifier.endpage108
dc.identifier.issn2636-8102
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage92
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.35207/later.1125201
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/4335
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherYusuf Demir
dc.relation.ispartofLanguage Teaching and Educational Research
dc.relation.ispartofLanguage Teaching and Educational Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_DergiPark_20260207
dc.subjectOther Fields of Education
dc.subjectAlan Eğitimleri
dc.titleNative English-speaking Teachers (NESTs) in the Minority: How Do Three NESTs at a University in Türkiye Perceive Their Professional Identities?
dc.typeArticle

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