TAILIEUCHUNG - Reflective methods in exploring Vietnamese student teachers’ identity during a practicum placement

The article presents the findings of a qualitative research project to explore the emergence of teacher identity of Vietnamese student teachers during a pre-service teacher training practicum placement. There were 9 pre-service teachers employing journal writing as a means to reflect their thoughts based on their observations within the period of 8 week practicum. In-depth interviews were also conducted in week 4 and at the end of the practicum to deeply understand their views of the formation of professional identity. Based on their reflective interviews and reflective journals, the process of forming their teaching confidence, sense of agency and critical consciousness was identified. By reflecting upon their teaching practicum and classroom observations, the student teachers expressed comprehensive aspects of their formation of teacher identity such as their beliefs and perceptions of the responsibilities as teachers, their teaching competencies and their active roles in professional development. Moreover, they also appreciated the experience of writing reflective journals about what they observed and what they did at school in the interaction with experienced teachers, colleagues and school students. The findings suggest recommendations for using qualitative research methods to examine teacher identity in the Vietnamese context and using reflective journals as an important and effective tool for student teachers’ professional development in pre-service training. | Reflective methods in exploring Vietnamese student teachers identity during a practicum placement

• Giáo dục học
• Teacher identity
• Qualitative research
• Reflective methods
• Practicum placement
• Exploring Vietnamese student teachers’ identity
• Personal contextual and professional integration
• Language teaching
• Professional teacher indentity
• Discussion for teacher education
• Creative methodology
• Teacher identity through the creative methodology
• Creative method or lantern making
• Higher education teachers
• Development of teacher educators’ identities
• Teacher educator identity
• Factors influencing
• Science education
• Community of practice
• Second career teachers
• Non English speaking countries
• Qualified ESL teachers
• Values in English language teaching
• English language teaching
• Language teacher identity
• Values in teacher development
• Energy research and social sience
• Secondary school teachers
• Professional identity
• Secondary school teacher
• Reform in new Gaokao