Abstract
<p style="text-align: justify;">English teachers had to retrain and build a new normal in order to prepare for an online classroom while keeping their teaching pedagogy and professional identity as a result of the sudden changes brought by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in education. In this study, the effect of English teachers' professional identity transformations, attitudes toward online teaching was explored. The study's sample comprises 130 English as a foreign language (EFL) lecturers from a state and a foundation university in Turkey. The research data was gathered from a questionnaire, the Teacher Professional Identity scale, and a semi-structured interview with 12 volunteers. Qualitative data collected via semi-structured interviews were apportioned into pattern coding and analyzed through content analysis. EFL lecturers did not appear to be properly prepared for their online pedagogical and technological difficulties, which had a deeply corrosive effect on teachers' professional identities as they shift away from face-to-face education. The results showed that participants who were educated on EduTech during their undergraduate education or as professional development affected their perceptions of professional identity throughout the transition to online language teaching. Future studies can broaden the field of study by making use of exploratory action research, awareness of the teaching community, and continued professional development.</p>
Highlights
English teachers had to retrain and build a new normal in order to prepare for an online classroom while keeping their teaching pedagogy and professional identity as a result of the sudden changes brought by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in education
The results showed that participants who were educated on educational technology (EduTech) during their undergraduate education or as professional development affected their perceptions of professional identity throughout the transition to online language teaching
In Turkey, some measures were taken by the Turkish Council of Higher Education (CoHE) to continue higher education, with more than 7.5 million students in 207 universities taking a break from face-to-face education in order to reduce the spread of the virus during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Summary
In Turkey, some measures were taken by the Turkish Council of Higher Education (CoHE) to continue higher education, with more than 7.5 million students in 207 universities taking a break from face-to-face education in order to reduce the spread of the virus during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Academic staff have undergone rapid training on the management and regulation of virtual classrooms and universities' distance education systems. With this unexpected transition from the traditional classroom environment to the online environment in many parts of the world, teachers are questioning whether the adoption of online education will continue after the pandemic and how such a change will affect language teaching and learning. In a serious transformation in terms of technology and language teaching, lecturers question their professional identities as well as their professional qualifications. Within the framework of all these changes and effects mentioned, in this study, the possible effects of online education perceptions on the professional identities of English language instructors were investigated by asking the following questions: 1. Within the framework of all these changes and effects mentioned, in this study, the possible effects of online education perceptions on the professional identities of English language instructors were investigated by asking the following questions: 1. What perceptions do EFL lecturers have of their overall professional identity in terms of their commitment to: a) student needs?
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