Chapter 13. Two narratives of professional identity in eikaiwa by Patrick Kiernan
Abstract
In this chapter, Patrick Kiernan presents two very different but equally complex narratives illustrating the professional identity development of long-term eikaiwa teachers. The lived experiences of these two professionals reveals a great deal about the ways in which teachers negotiate multiple desired and undesired identities over the course of their careers. The complexity found in these teacher narratives provides a convincing counter perspective to the overly simplistic and often derogatory way that the professional lives of eikaiwa teachers are framed in both the ELT field and Japanese society at large.
About the Contributor
Patrick Kiernan taught in eikaiwa schools for ten years to learners of all ages and is currently Associate Professor at Meiji University in the School of Business Administration. He has a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Birmingham. His current research interests include multimodal and narrative discourse analysis of identities in education, business and online media.
Citation
Kiernan, P.(2020). Two narratives of professional identity in eikaiwa In D. Hooper & N. Hashimoto (Eds.), Teacher narratives from the Eikaiwa classroom: Moving beyond “McEnglish.” (pp. 139-148). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/13/13
In this chapter, Patrick Kiernan presents two very different but equally complex narratives illustrating the professional identity development of long-term eikaiwa teachers. The lived experiences of these two professionals reveals a great deal about the ways in which teachers negotiate multiple desired and undesired identities over the course of their careers. The complexity found in these teacher narratives provides a convincing counter perspective to the overly simplistic and often derogatory way that the professional lives of eikaiwa teachers are framed in both the ELT field and Japanese society at large.
About the Contributor
Patrick Kiernan taught in eikaiwa schools for ten years to learners of all ages and is currently Associate Professor at Meiji University in the School of Business Administration. He has a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Birmingham. His current research interests include multimodal and narrative discourse analysis of identities in education, business and online media.
Citation
Kiernan, P.(2020). Two narratives of professional identity in eikaiwa In D. Hooper & N. Hashimoto (Eds.), Teacher narratives from the Eikaiwa classroom: Moving beyond “McEnglish.” (pp. 139-148). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/13/13
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Title: Teacher Narratives from the Eikaiwa Classroom: Moving Beyond “McEnglish”
Editors: Daniel Hooper and Natasha Hashimoto
Publication date: February 2020
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Title: Teacher Narratives from the Eikaiwa Classroom: Moving Beyond “McEnglish”
Editors: Daniel Hooper and Natasha Hashimoto
Publication date: February 2020
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