Exploring Japanese University English Teachers Professional Identity
2012
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This book contributes to the growing field of EFL teacher identity, which is now recognized to influence numerous aspects of classroom teaching and of student learning. It focuses on an under-researched, and yet highly influential group of teachers that shape English language education in Japanese university English teachers. In three interrelated narrative studies, it examines how four relatively new teachers develop professional identity as they become members of the community of practice of university English teachers; how gender impacts the professional identity of seven female professors ranging in age from their early 30s to their 60s; and how one teacher’s teaching practices and beliefs reflect her personal and professional identity.
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Diane Nagatomo
Author · 2 books
Diane Hawley Nagatomo has been living and teaching in Japan since 1979. She is a retired professor from Ochanomizu University and holds a PhD in linguistics. She has authored numerous academic books, EFL textbooks, and one Japanese-English phrase book. Her debut novel, "The Butterfly Cafe" was released in July 2023 Diane's books are also on Goodreads under the name of Diane Hawley Nagatomo
