What is it about?
• Teachers of English experience emotional labour at work • They can accumulate bits of emotions to build an emotional capital • The emotions of teachers are suppressed by the dominant discourse in their institution • Consistent reflective practices can help teachers regulate their emotions and gain emotional capital
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Why is it important?
Following the recommendations proposed in the study, teachers can gain beneficial results by keeping emotional diaries.
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I hope the article can contribute to the health of English teachers at work. They are faced with numerous events where they have to hide their true feelings and this might lead to detrimental health issues. This paper is a reminder that these emotions should not be ignored but should be harnessed to their benefit.
Majid Ghyasi
Middle East Technical University (METU)
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This page is a summary of: Emotional labor and emotional capital: An interpretive phenomenological analysis of teachers of English, PLOS One, April 2023, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283981.
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