ABSTRACT

This essay explores how and why English teachers, especially women, must unpack and honour the many facets of our autobiography that make up our experiences and identities in classroom practice. Drawing on the work of Jane Miller and Anne Turvey, it starts with a ‘moment’ with a Year 10 class. It calls for attention to be paid to the intensely personal factors of place, time, gender and Anxiety that allow for its true significance in my emerging as an English teacher to be understood. It argues that alongside ‘the moment’, it is crucial to reflect on the significance other autobiographical ‘non-moments’ in our school lives so we can make sense, and perhaps write about, the myriad experiences we have there more richly than before.

摘要

这篇文章探讨了英语教师，尤其是女性教师，如何以及为什么必须解开和尊重我们自传的许多方面，这些方面构成了我们在课堂实践中的经验和身份。它借鉴了 Jane Miller 和 Anne Turvey 的作品，从一个 10 年级班级的“时刻”开始。它要求关注地点、时间、性别和焦虑等强烈的个人因素，以便理解它对我成为一名英语教师的真正意义。它认为，除了“那一刻”之外，重要的是要反思我们学校生活中其他自传性“非时刻”的重要性，这样我们才能比以前更丰富地理解甚至写下我们在那里的无数经历。