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Shahriar Jalili,
Volume 12, Issue 1 (7-2023)
Abstract
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.
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