THE PORTRAITS OF INDONESIAN PRE-SERVICE ENGLISH TEACHERS’ EMOTIONAL GEOGRAPHIES AND COPING STRATEGIES

This research reported on English pre-service teachers’ (henceforth PSTs) emotional dynamics during their teaching practicum in Indonesian schools. Research data were collected from retrospective reflections and stimulated recall with ten PSTs. Deploying Hargreaves’ (2001a) geography, the sought to portray PSTs’ understandings misunderstandings resulting engagement school community. study also examined emotion regulation strategies, as orchestra construct re-construct belief, skills, professional identity. The findings document contoured experiences characterized by three major themes, inter alia (dis)engagement, (dis)orientation, distress; personal support social acceptance; compliance, cooperation, completion. PSTs resort antecedent-focused strategies cope dilemma due contextual relevance, effectiveness, peripherality implication substantiates need for restructuring policy practice of accrue an exemplary foundation teacher education.