Identity constructions of ESP teachers in a Chinese university

doi:10.1016/j.esp.2017.09.003

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	Identity constructions of ESP teachers in a Chinese university
	Tao, Jian (Tracy)1; Gao, Xuesong (Andy)2
刊名	ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
	2018-01
卷号	49 页码:1-13
关键词	ESP teacher Teacher identity Professional development
ISSN号	0889-4906
DOI	10.1016/j.esp.2017.09.003
英文摘要	This study draws on life-history interview data to examine the identity construction and negotiation of eight English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teachers at a Chinese university. Informed by an adapted model of TESOL teacher identity (Pennington, 2014), the data analysis reveals that for the study participants becoming an ESP teacher is a complex process of transforming professional practices and constructing professional identities. On the one hand, the participants felt a sense of intrinsic fulfillment through their teaching aimed at helping graduates acquire the ESP skills needed to support socioeconomic development in the region. On the other hand, their construction of professional identities is undermined by the marginalized status of ESP, as imposed by the institution. As English language teachers are increasingly expected to equip university graduates with ESP skills in diverse educational contexts, more attention and support are needed to facilitate ESP teachers' professional development and hence identity formation. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
WOS研究方向	Linguistics
语种	英语
出版者	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000418966500001
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://10.2.47.112/handle/2XS4QKH4/799]
专题	上海财经大学
通讯作者	Gao, Xuesong (Andy)
作者单位	1.Shanghai Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Foreign Studies, Shanghai, Peoples R China; 2.Univ New South Wales, Sch Educ, Sydney, NSW, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Tao, Jian ,Gao, Xuesong . Identity constructions of ESP teachers in a Chinese university[J]. ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES,2018,49:1-13.
APA	Tao, Jian ,&Gao, Xuesong .(2018).Identity constructions of ESP teachers in a Chinese university.ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES,49,1-13.
MLA	Tao, Jian ,et al."Identity constructions of ESP teachers in a Chinese university".ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES 49(2018):1-13.