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This chapter describes a professional experience which, albeit personal, is representative of the realities of professional development in Africa. My purpose is to demonstrate from a practical stance that developing within the teaching profession in sub-Saharan Africa is fraught with challenges and realities that shape and are shaped by a teaching/learning culture of power relationships which constantly places the evolving teacher at the crossroads of discourse constraints. To achieve this purpose, I begin with a very brief overview of the transition from a colonial system of education to a modern system developed against a background of colonialism, setting the scene for my exploration of how the discourse patterns of a developing professional are constantly in a flux. Although my narrative is based on my personal experiences working in Cameroon, I am confident that it will raise questions and issues that relate to other African countries, even allowing for the considerable cultural differences among them.1
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Kuchah, K. (2008). Developing as a Professional in Cameroon: Challenges and Visions. In: Garton, S., Richards, K. (eds) Professional Encounters in TESOL. Communicating in Professions and Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230594173_13
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