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Feryok, Anne; Askaribigdeli, Rouhollah – TESOL Journal, 2019
Identity development is a challenge facing novice TESOL teachers that can threaten their commitment to teaching. This case study looks at multiple identities (Gee, 2000), situated activity systems (Engeström, 2015), and multiple components of organizational commitment (Meyer & Allen, 1991) to explain the identity development of a novice…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Jafari Pazoki, Saeedeh; Alemi, Minoo – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2020
Needs analysis is the key step to designing relevant and useful courses in English for Specific Purposes (ESP), but finding ways to deliver needs in a motivating and interesting way is also paramount. Therefore, investigating students' motivation to learn ESP is central in needs analysis. Few studies have investigated needs from the perspective of…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Attitudes, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Instruction
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Ramezanzadeh, Akram – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2017
This grounded theory study explored the conceptualization of authenticity in language education. The participants were 30 Iranian English language educators, who were studied as adult learners. The findings revealed that authenticity was conceptualized by language educators as a social and reflective practice under the influence of the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)