Visual narratives of English teachers in peripheral contexts: beliefs about English teaching and their relationship with teacher identity
Visual narrative; English teaching; Beliefs; Teacher identity; Peripheral context.
Through visual narratives (drawings), this study analyzes the experiences of English teachers who work in peripheral contexts. I seek to understand the beliefs about English teaching of these professionals and their relationship with teacher identity. Six English teachers from peripheral public schools in a town in the northern region of the state of Mato Grosso participated in the research. The field texts involve drawings representing the experience of teaching English in schools on the periphery, contextualized by their explanations and the professional trajectory of each participant. The theoretical contribution comprises considerations about beliefs, teacher identity and peripheral space. The use of visual narratives gives access to teachers perspectives taking into account elements that go beyond verbal language, enabling reflections on English teaching beliefs and teacher identity.