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Chapter 1: Identity Construction Among Foreign Female Teachers in Japanese Higher Education by Diane Hawley Nagatomo

Abstract 

In this chapter, the Diane Hawley Nagatomo provides background information to illustrate the context in which the contributors to this book live and work, and then by considering how Wenger’s (1998) theory of identity might provide a useful lens for a closer reading of the stories told in this volume.
 
About the Contributor
 
Diane Hawley Nagatomo has been living and teaching in Japan since 1979. She’s a Professor at Ochanomizu University, and her research interests include teacher and learner identity and materials development. She has written numerous textbooks and self-study books for the Japanese EFL market. She is also the author of Exploring Japanese University English Teachers’ Professional Identity and Identity, Gender and Teaching English in Japan, both published by Multilingual Matters.
 
Citation
 
Nagatomo D. H. (2020). Identity construction among foreign female teachers in Japanese higher education In D. H. Nagatomo, K. A. Brown, & M. L. Cook (Eds.), Foreign female English teachers in Japanese higher education: Narratives from our quarter​ (pp. 1-18). Candlin & Mynard. ​https://doi.org/10.47908/11/1

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​Information About the Book

Title: Foreign Female English Teachers in Japanese Higher Education: Narratives From Our Quarter
Editors: Diane Hawley Nagatomo, Kathleen A. Brown, and Melodie Lorie Cook
Publication date: August 2020
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