چکیده

Professional identity development is a challenge for novice TESOL teachers; commitment is another. Both occur in the workplace, yet the workplace itself is seldom treated as more than a site for research, even when it is a site of struggle. This case study looks at the multiple identities, situated activity system, and multiple components of organizational commitment to explain the identity development of a novice Iranian woman TESOL teacher working in a private language institute in Iran. Data were collected over 12 months through 10 narrative frames, 8 semi-structured interviews, 6 teaching journals, and 4 classroom observations, covering 15 years of the teacher’s life. The teacher’s life history narrative was constructed, and turning points were examined for contradictions experienced by the participant as the subject of English language learning at school and university and private sector English language teaching activity systems in Iran. The findings showed that contradictions in these activity systems were transcended through actions that developed the participant’s identity, which in turn promoted her commitment. Our research suggests that collaboration – collegial support, clearly articulated expectations, and sensitive responsive interventions – in the workplace helped this teacher learn by resolving contradictions. This has implications for mentoring professional development in novices, especially in private language institutes that hire teachers with limited teacher education.

کليدواژه ها

Teacher professional identity, Teacher commitment, Private language institutes

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Rouhollah Askarbigdeli , 1398 , A Novice TESOL Teacher’s Professional Identity and Evolving Commitment , اولين کنفرانس بين المللي مطالعات زبان انگليسي