In this article, how a mentee's developing professional identity is reflected in the use of pedagogical strategies is explored through the mentor teacher's lens. Although mentoring relationships have traditionally focused on improving mentee teachers' teaching repertoire, unstructured affective processes involved as a result of the mentoring…

This study investigated the relationship between self-perceived personality and self-perceived teacher identity (TI). With a mixed-method approach, we collected both quantitative (N=214) and qualitative data (N=30) to examine the relationship between TI and personality traits. Quantitative data were collected using the Big Five Personality Traits…

In this article, we explore the tensions early career English teachers experience in their language teacher identities (LTIs). To this effect, we conducted semi-structured interviews with three early career English teachers at Turkish public schools. The findings showed that the teachers experienced tensions with their roles as teachers, language…

Formal in-service professional development programmes may help novice teachers or those new to a school adapt to targeted teaching approaches in their new workplace. However, the extent to which their practice changes in response to in-service learning may depend on prior beliefs. This longitudinal case study explored in-depth the personal…

This book is the first volume devoted to mindset theory and practice in language education, offering interdisciplinary investigations into the motivation, competencies, emotions and wellbeing of language learners and teachers. Presenting studies from a vast array of language learning environments, the chapters explore topics such as students'…