Roles as Language Teacher/ Ninth task

Roles of metaphors to reflect upon teaching and learning. This metaphor is based on three aspects mentioned by FARRELL, T. (2003).

 1) Teacher as a manager 2) Teacher as "acculturator" 3) Teacher as a professional 

The manager was identified as a role where I was a teacher trying to control what is happening in the classroom. Some of the manager cluster mentioned by FARRELL such as; communication controller, vendor, motivator, presenter. 

Withing communication controller I control classroom communication and students interaction dynamics in order to guide learning some in which is guided on the basis of speaking, writing, reading and listening.

In this line, a vendor is a role used constantly as "it is a role to indicate to the teacher is a seller of the institution" FARRELL, T. (2003).  In that senes, the metaphor shows at the right the teaching selling the ideas and giving information to the community in order to have a balance of the vision and mission of the Institution.  

On the other hand, the role of a presenter is played in this metaphor as presenting specific information such as; lñangauge details. this role makes students learn from the language from the assignment. 

Additionally, the role of a motivator is important as well, the teacher motivates students and helps keep students on task. 

There are roles that I would like to play in the future. One is a teacher as "acculturator" is a role in which teachers engage activities outside the classroom and become accustomed to the local culture. This will help students have different insights about the world, culture, and language. 

Teacher as a collaborator. This role where I share my experiences with peers would help me grow up as a professional as I will advise other EFL teachers.