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

Xiao Liu

SAGE Open, 2023, vol. 13, issue 4, 21582440231203427

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Chinese EAP teachers; postgraduates; metaphor; teacher identity; EAP teaching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440231203427

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