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Language Teacher Identity Tensions
Nexus of Agency, Emotion, and Investment
Addressing Teacher Identity Tensions
This edited volume explores the critical issue of teacher identity tensions, focusing on the conflicts between teachers’ instructional beliefs, values, and priorities, and the contextual constraints and requirements. It examines how teachers manage these tensions to avoid demotivation and burnout, which significantly influence identity construction. Tensions are inherently linked to growth and transformation but can also disrupt teacher identity. Therefore, ongoing efforts to resolve or reconcile these tensions are essential. The process of resolution may be prolonged, and teachers may need support to minimize potential negative impacts on their identities. Interestingly, this process can also foster positive outcomes for teachers’ growth and learning. Consequently, how teachers perceive, respond to, and navigate these tensions are vital experiences that reveal the complexities involved in teacher identity negotiation.
The Scope of the Volume
The volume offers a comprehensive view of the personal, professional, and political dimensions of teacher identity tensions across various international contexts. The chapters are based on empirical studies with clear pedagogical implications, illustrating the types of identity tensions language teachers encounter both inside and outside the classroom throughout their careers. It also discusses how language teachers cope with these tensions in their professional lives and how teacher educators can incorporate discussions of identity tensions into teacher learning activities.
Intended Audience and Benefits
This book is valuable for students and lecturers in applied linguistics, educational linguistics, and educational psychology. It will also be of interest to teacher educators, teacher education researchers, teacher supervisors, and MA and doctoral students engaged in research on language teacher identity.
