This chapter focuses on the link between positioning theory and applied linguistics research.
The chapter explains how various social and poststructural concepts in applied linguistics …

This multiple-case study examines the dynamics of identity among Chinese university
teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) in response to challenges that arise from …

Teacher agency has become a growing research interest in language education, especially
at the critical juncture of widespread globalisation, when many nations including Vietnam …

Definition Positioning theory is a social theorization that aims to capture the dynamic
analysis of conversations and discourses taking place in a social setting. Conversations as …

This study reports on a longitudinal narrative case study of Lin, a tertiary level EFL teacher in
China, exploring how she exercised her agency and achieved sustainable professional …

Literature regarding translanguaging pedagogy has grown in recent years, with several
studies examining its use within the classroom as well as potential ways it can shape learner …

Although the construction of language teacher professional identity is situated in a social,
political, and ideological context, scant attention has been paid to tensions emerging from …

Despite an increase in ethnic diversity within the country, the English language teaching
workforce remains undeniably binary in Korea. Using an intersectionality lens, this study …

Latinx teachers have been positioned as both role models and agents of change in
schooling communities that are often racially contentious. As members of both the Latinx …

This study examined how teaching assignments in the university's first-year composition
program and graduate coursework informed six MA TESOL students' identity development …