The influence that linguistic discrimination has on the islander student’s teacher identity construction

Abstract

From the beginning of their teaching careers, student-teachers experience changes in their identities, which develop through their educational process as they start assuming more responsibilities and positions as actual teachers in their study program and practicums. This investigation supplies details on how linguistic discrimination influences student teacher identity construction. The study took place in Universidad Católica Luis Amigó. This research project sheds light on the manifestations and causes of linguistic discrimination against islander student teachers and its impact on their teaching identity. Narrative inquiry was employed as a methodology. Data collection was carried out virtually through narratives and interviews. At the end of the research, we concluded that linguistic discrimination upon native Colombian student teachers happens unconsciously and can influence both in positive and negative ways their teaching identity construction. We offer some recommendations on how to manage this situation.