5. Identity

Concept:

Language teacher identity

Guiding questions for the discussion:

Why is teacher identity important? Are categories such as “native speaker” meaningful or helpful in the context of language teaching, and how might these terms interact with teacher identity? How can language teachers use reflection to better understand their own identities, and what impact might greater understanding in this area have?

Participants (alphabetical order):

Mary Carr, University of Dundee
Dr Mark Carver, University of St Andrews
John Hughes, University of St Andrews
Dr Eoin Jordan (host), University of St Andrews
Dr Ahmar Mahboob / Sunny Boy, University of Sydney – also a Global Fellow at University of St Andrews at the time of the recording

Sources referred to in the discussion:

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