Autorefleksja i samoocena przyszłych nauczycieli języka niemieckiego jako jedno z kryteriów weryfikacji sposobu ich kształcenia

The objective of this article is to present the profile of a German philology student – the prospective teacher, based on his/her self-reflection and self-esteem. A brief analysis of teacher education standards (Ordinance of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of 17 January 2012) and publications on the role of mindfulness in foreign language teaching and teacher education were the starting point for the theoretical discussion. However, the analysis of conducted research and the presentation of the results were the priority of the article. The study based on the prospective teachers’ self-reflection and self-esteem showed some tendencies in thinking about oneself and perceiving oneself as a teacher among the surveyed students. According to the findings, future teachers are mainly focused mainly on their own interpersonal skills and the need for ongoing development. The ability to build ‘a good relationship with a student’ was valued the highest. The results clearly show the prospective teachers’ focus mainly on pedagogical and psychological aspects of their future job. The teaching dimension of the respondents’ occupation was hardly underlined in the conducted study. Apart from the detailed analysis of the research and its results, the article presents requirements which could serve as recommendations regarding certain changes to be introduced to the teacher education at class level.