37.1449, Books: Intersectionality and the Discursive Construction of English Teacher Identities in Japan: Lawrence (2026)

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Date: 15-Apr-2026
From: Flo McClelland [flo at multilingual-matters.com]
Subject: Intersectionality and the Discursive Construction of English Teacher Identities in Japan: Lawrence (2026)


Title: Intersectionality and the Discursive Construction of English
Teacher Identities in Japan
Series Title: Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Multilingual Matters
           http://www.multilingual-matters.com/
Book URL:
https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/?K=9781800419483

Author(s): Luke Lawrence

Hbk ISBN 9781800419483 £109.95 / US$149.95 / €129.95
PDF ISBN 9781800419490 £20.00 / US$25.00 / €23.00
EPUB ISBN 9781800419506 £20.00 / US$25.00 / €23.00

Abstract:

This book aims to disrupt the native-speaker/non-native-speaker binary
through a study of the construction of English teacher identities in
Japan. The book suggests that macro discourses in the Japanese
context, as well as institutional processes, are powerful forces in
perpetuating native-speakerist discourses and ascribing identity
labels.
However, in self-identification and in interactions with students, the
results are found to be more nuanced, with a complex picture of
identity construction emerging that questions the binary nature of the
“native speaker/non-native speaker” duality. This complexity rests on
the intersectional nature of identity construction and highlights the
importance of taking into account the intersectionality of a variety
of identity markers when researching language teacher identity.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics




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