Identity formation of TEFL graduate students through oral discourse socialization

• Main Authors: Ahmadi, Parviz, Abd Samad, Arshad, Noordin, Nooreen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academy Publisher 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28972/1/Identity%20formation%20of%20TEFL%20graduate%20students%20through%20oral%20discourse%20socialization.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28972/; http://ojs.academypublisher.com/index.php/tpls/article/view/tpls031017641769

This paper reports on academic discourse socialization of several EFL teachers in a TEFL graduate program in Iran through oral discourse practices over the first year of the program. It explores how the professional identity of the in-service teachers is affected by the socialization process, their prior histories and contextual factors. It concludes that dialogical interactions through oral discourse practices are likely to result in re-consideration of their prior professional identity. The paper is likely to make a contribution to our understanding of professional identity construction of EFL teachers in graduate programs as far as academic oral discourse practices are concerned.