ABSTRACT

The present study investigated three Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) student-teachers’ imaginations of English language and explored how these imaginations may affect their motivation for learning English currently and teaching it in the future. The findings revealed that the participants valued English due to the economic, cultural, symbolic, and social capital that this language could bring for them in the future and that their imaginations played important roles in their motivation for learning and teaching English. The study concludes with implications for teacher educators to consider the EFL student-teachers’ imaginations and conceptions of English to make them more motivated to learn English and be effective English teachers in the future.

摘要

本研究调查了三名伊朗英语作为外语 (EFL) 学生教师对英语语言的想象，并探讨了这些想象如何影响他们目前学习英语和将来教授英语的动机。调查结果显示，参与者重视英语是因为这种语言可以为他们未来带来经济、文化、象征和社会资本，他们的想象力在他们学习和教授英语的动机中发挥了重要作用。该研究的结论是，教师教育工作者应考虑 EFL 学生教师对英语的想象力和概念，从而使他们更有动力学习英语并在未来成为有效的英语教师。