Exploring artists’ identities as EFL teachers : a  new perspective on TEFL.

Reina Moreno, Vanessa Andrea

Exploring artists’ identities as EFL teachers : a new perspective on TEFL.

dc.contributor.advisor	Moreno García, Nohora Patricia	spa
dc.contributor.author	Reina Moreno, Vanessa Andrea	spa
dc.coverage.spatial	Bogotá, Colombia
dc.date.accessioned	2026-03-20T21:11:29Z
dc.date.available	2026-03-20T21:11:29Z
dc.date.issued	2025
dc.description.abstract	This qualitative research is carried out as part of the requirements for obtaining a Master's degree in teaching foreign Languages at the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional. The study aimed to explore how artists teaching English as a foreign language (AEFLTs), give sense of their professional identities through their narratives. Given the complex nature of this phenomenon, a hermeneutic-narrative approach was used. This study was conducted with four artists, who currently work as EFL teachers in bilingual programs across different educational contexts in Bogotá, Colombia.	eng
dc.description.degreelevel	Maestría	spa
dc.description.degreename	Magister en Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras	spa
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dc.identifier.instname	instname:Universidad Pedagógica Nacional	spa
dc.identifier.reponame	reponame: Repositorio Institucional UPN	spa
dc.identifier.repourl	repourl: http://repositorio.pedagogica.edu.co/
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12209/22261
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Universidad Pedagógica Nacional	spa
dc.publisher.faculty	Facultad de Humanidades	spa
dc.publisher.program	Maestría en Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras con énfasis en Inglés/Francés	spa
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dc.subject	Identidades	spa
dc.subject	Identidades narrativas	spa
dc.subject	Artistas profesores de inglés como lengua extranjera	spa
dc.subject	Profesor de inglés como lengua extranjera	spa
dc.subject	Identidad profesional de profesores	spa
dc.subject.keywords	Identities	eng
dc.subject.keywords	Narrative identities	eng
dc.subject.keywords	Artist as english foreign language teachers (AEFLT)	eng
dc.subject.keywords	English as foreign language teacher (EFLT)	eng
dc.subject.keywords	Teachers’ professional identities (TPI)	eng
dc.title	Exploring artists’ identities as EFL teachers : a new perspective on TEFL.	eng
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