Changes and Characteristics of EFL Teachers' Professional Identity:The Cases of Nine University Teachers

作     者：郝彩虹 HAO Caihong Renmin University of China

作者机构：中国人民大学外国语学院 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics》 (中国应用语言学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2011年第34卷第1期

页      面：3-21,126页

学科分类：040106[教育学-高等教育学] 0502[文学-外国语言文学] 050201[文学-英语语言文学] 0401[教育学-教育学] 04[教育学] 05[文学] 

主　　题：university EFL teachers professional identity changes characteristics professional identity academic study towards a PhD degree 

摘      要：Teacher identity has emerged as a central topic in educational research since 1990s. Professional identity among university EFL teachers is however understudied, especially those were engaged in in-service PhD study. Drawing on the interviews with nine EFL teachers in a Chinese university, this qualitative case research explored the changes of their professional identity with in-service PhD study experience. Positive changes were reported by all nine teachers, although with varied loci. Consistent with prior studies, the nine teachers demonstrated multi-leveled, achievement-oriented and discipline-focused professional identities. This research highlights the powerful influence of policy upon their identity changes. Their professional identities are shaped and reshaped in the process of negotiating and balancing between personal beliefs and rules at different levels. Teachers with non-English PhD academic background displayed conflicting professional identity, with institutional pressure being the important sources of their struggle and dilemma.