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:: Volume 12, Issue 1 (7-2023) ::
scds 2023, 12(1): 54-73 Back to browse issues page
An Investigation of the Association between EFL Muslim Teachers'Religious Identity and Construction of Their Professional Identity in Iranian Schools
Shahriar Jalili
Assistant professor, Department of English, Islamic Azad University, Islam Abad-e-gharb Branch, Islam Abad-e-gharb, Iran
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Recently, the association between religious beliefs and English language teaching (ELT) has gained great attention. Yet, when reviewing the literature in ELT, it becomes clear that studies have been mainly concentrated on other religions such as Christianity. However, the relationship between Islam and English language education has remained considerably under-investigated. This qualitative multiple case study is an endeavour to address this scholarly gap. For this objective, ten male and female Iranian Muslim English language teachers, including six male and four female, in Iran were selected through purposeful sampling. This study aims to investigate the link between religion and construction of professional identity. By using in-depth interviews as the main source of data, and following the principles of an inductive content analysis approach, the study indicates that Islam influences the participants’ professional identity in three ways, namely: (1) increasing the teachers' wellbeing, (2) affecting  their relationship with learners, and (3) providing them with a sense of duty to preserve the students’ religious values. Finally, theoretical and pedagogical implications as well as future research direction are presented.
Keywords: Christianity, English Language Teaching, Islam, Professional Identity, Religious Identity
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2022/12/29 | Accepted: 2023/04/29 | Published: 2024/07/14
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