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Teacher Development in a Global Profession: An Autoethnography
Author(s) -
Canagarajah A. Suresh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
tesol quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.737
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1545-7249
pISSN - 0039-8322
DOI - 10.1002/tesq.18
Subject(s) - autoethnography , constructive , professionalization , sociology , situated , pedagogy , identity (music) , negotiation , ethnography , professional development , engineering ethics , gender studies , social science , process (computing) , engineering , anthropology , aesthetics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , computer science , operating system
In this ethnographic self‐reconstruction, the author represents the ways in which he negotiated the differing teaching practices and professional cultures of the periphery and the center in an effort to develop a strategic professional identity. He brings out the importance of using multiple identities critically for voice in the wider professional discourses and practices. As global English acquires local identities, and diverse professional communities develop their own socially situated pedagogical practices, it is becoming important to chart a constructive relationship between these communities in TESOL . Through his journey of professionalization, the author explores the framework of relationships that would enable an effective negotiation of practices and discourses between the different professional communities and facilitate more constructive teacher identities.