Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the narrative journey of myself as an English language teacher and learnerwho came from Saudi Arabia to Canada to do my master’s degree in the Teaching English as a Second Language(TESL) program. Having three years of experience in teaching, I found that to be a good opportunity to improvemyself through expanding my knowledge, skills, and qualifications through doing that program which introduces meto a number of resources. I came to Canada with the aim of gaining knowledge and experience from a differentculture. Therefore, I have felt a shift and a movement in my identity, which provides me with a sense of direction inmy future goals. Hence, the paper discusses this movement by incorporating identity theory and several othertheories connected to it, in order to envision the journey of my career as a teacher. It is in reality a narrative identitychanging across time and space.

Full Text
Paper version not known

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.