a narrative anquiry of good english learners identities the case of english teachers

Abstract

Considering both the fact that identity has become a widespread issue in the field of second language acquisition, and Block’s (2007) hypothesis which states that the reconstruction of identity in a foreign language context is nonexistent, the current study aims at investigating the process of identity reconstruction among teachers as, once, successful English language learners. This research followed a Narrative Inquiry methodology in the exploration of similarities among narratives of successful language learners of English, as well as investigating the striking differences. The data, in this piece of work, are collected by means of an interview which is presented in English solely, and addressed to six teachers of English at the university of Mohammed Seddik Ben Yahia in Jijel. The analysis of the obtained data showed the existence of multiple similarities among the teachers’ narratives, and therefore disconfirmed Block’s hypothesis. Based on the findings obtained, pedagogical implications are suggested.