Language Teacher Identity Tensions (1st Edition) by Zia Tajeddin and Bedrettin Yazan offers a nuanced and critical exploration of how language teachers construct, negotiate, and experience professional identity within complex educational, cultural, and institutional contexts. This eBook examines the tensions that emerge from competing expectations, ideologies, and power structures shaping language teaching worldwide.

Drawing on empirical research and narrative inquiry, the authors highlight teachers’ lived experiences across diverse sociocultural settings. The book addresses issues such as native-speakerism, professional legitimacy, curriculum constraints, agency, and emotional labor, providing a deeper understanding of identity development in language education.

Highly recommended for researchers, teacher educators, graduate students, and practicing language teachers, Language Teacher Identity Tensions is an essential resource for advancing critical perspectives on teacher identity, professional growth, and equity in language education.