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A theoretical review on the interplay among EFL teachers' professional identity, agency, and positioning
1School of English, Jilin International Studies University, Changchun, Jilin 130117, China.
Abstract:
Language teaching is by nature a complex and social practice with numerous personal and contextual aspects. It hinges upon how teachers perceive themselves, the way they are perceived by others, and their roles and positioning in the classroom and its occurring interactions. Despite the proliferation of research on English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' professional identity, its association to agency and positioning has been widely ignored in academia. Urged by this backdrop, the current study was a bid to theoretically explore the relationship among teachers' professional identity, agency, and positioning in language education. To do so, the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of this line of research are reviewed referring to different definitions, dimensions, approaches, and conceptualizations of each construct. Additionally, to approve their strong linkage, scientific findings from previous studies are built upon. Furthermore, the implications of this line of inquiry for different stakeholders in EFL contexts, especially teachers are presented in detail. Finally, the study enumerates a number of research gaps in this domain and suggests some future directions for enthusiastic scholars.
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