Description:
Social interaction and English language teacher identity uses fine-grained analyses of interaction in a range of teacher education and professional practice settings in ELT to explore the different identities and power relationships which teachers orient to. It traces the role of identity and interaction in the processes of acquiring new teaching skills and knowledge, reflecting on professional practice and constructing teaching selves, and explores the limits and constraints on these processes imposed by global forces such as the marketization of education. The book is written for teachers, teacher educators, postgraduate students and researchers interested in the relationships between social interaction, identity and professional practice in ELT.
Brief description: Dr Tom Morton is Honorary Research Fellow within the Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication at Birkbeck, University of London.
Review Quotes: This book is a tremendously valuable addition to the emerging field of language teacher identity. The authors have made a powerful case for social interaction as a primary site for doing identity. Their immensely rich micro-analyses of what may appear to be commonplace professional interactions provide deep insights into the dynamic, fluid and complex nature of teacher identity. The book is a must read for (language) teachers and teacher educators, researchers and practitioners alike.-- "Amy B.M. Tsui, The University of Hong Kong"