ABSTRACT
In this qualitative study, we investigated how continuing education through instructional coaching (Knight, 2007, 2009; Cunha, 2014) may trigger therapeutic experiences to the foreign language teacher due to the human bonding established. We defined therapeutic experiences as experiences in which a person is affected and therefore learns healthy ways of being and acting in the world. We audio-recorded and transcribed 15 instructional coaching sessions delivered to a public school teacher during the school year 2012. In addition, we carried out semi-structured interviews with the students. Data analyses showed that the instructional coaching process, through the interaction between the coach and the teacher, had therapeutic effects on the teacher’s professional life.
Key-words:
coaching; therapeutic experience; teacher; foreign language; basic education