Chinese EAP Teachers’ Identity Development: A Comparative Analysis of Teacher Metaphors From Students and Teachers

The study investigates the metaphorical images of English teachers formulated by English for Academic Purpose (EAP) teachers and postgraduate students in a Chinese Sci-tech University. Student Participants (n = 171) and teacher participants (n = 51) completed questionnaires including the metaphor-el...

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Published inSAGE open Vol. 13; no. 4
Main Author Liu, Xiao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2023
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
SAGE Publishing
Subjects
Chinese EAP teachers
teacher identity
EAP teaching
postgraduates
metaphor
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Summary:The study investigates the metaphorical images of English teachers formulated by English for Academic Purpose (EAP) teachers and postgraduate students in a Chinese Sci-tech University. Student Participants (n = 171) and teacher participants (n = 51) completed questionnaires including the metaphor-eliciting prompts to express their perceptions of English teachers. The results revealed a similar three-level categorization (information, disposition, and status) of teachers’ features from the two groups, as well as similarities and discrepancies in the perceptions of certain conceptual teacher metaphors. Based on the comparison, implications for EAP teaching and EAP teachers’ identity development in China are discussed.
ISSN:2158-2440
2158-2440
DOI:10.1177/21582440231203427