Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
Date of Award
12-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English as a Second Language
First Advisor
Dr. Yong Lang
Second Advisor
Dr. Deborah Cole
Third Advisor
Dr. Pamela Anderson-Mejias
Abstract
This study is a qualitative, quantitative investigation of how non-native speakers of English construct a professional identity as teachers of English composition and rhetoric in freshman classes in an American University and how their students perceived such identity. A sample of 4 participants teaching ENG 1301 Rhetoric and Composition classes were recruited. Data were gathered through personal interviews, questionnaires, class observations, and students' anonymous survey at the end of their course to measure course satisfaction and their perception of their non-native speaker instructors. The investigation revealed that in order to develop a Professional Teacher Identity, non-native speakers of English need to find an alignment between their individual subjectivities and the cultural expectations of the profession.
Granting Institution
University of Texas-Pan American
Comments
Copyright 2012 Marcela Hebbard. All Rights Reserved.
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