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Title: Negotiating Identity in Co-Teaching Discourse: Power Dynamics among L1 and L2 English-Speaking Teachers in EFL Contexts
Language: English
Authors: Tong Chu (ORCID 0000-0002-2648-7633), Anne Li Jiang (ORCID 0000-0001-6515-9512), Nan Wu (ORCID 0009-0003-8508-1400)
Source: SAGE Open. 2025 15(4).
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Power Structure, Professional Identity, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Undergraduate Study, Second Language Instruction, Team Teaching, Teacher Role, College Faculty, Native Speakers, Teacher Collaboration
DOI: 10.1177/21582440251390318
ISSN: 2158-2440
Abstract: This study employs Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine the dynamic negotiation of identities and power dynamics among two English-as-the-first-language (L1) and two English-as-the-second-language (L2) teachers in an undergraduate English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) co-teaching program in China. Data consists of 980 min of audio/video recordings from in-class co-teaching sessions, collaborative lesson-preparation meetings, and group interviews. The analysis integrates Fairclough's modality framework and van Leeuwen's legitimation strategies to examine how identities are negotiated in real-time interactive discourse. Findings reveal that co-teachers fluidly adopt multiple identities--"mutually supportive facilitators, willing-to-compromise negotiators, experts and learners in EFL teaching, and self-recognized qualified evaluators"--through moment-to-moment discursive practices shaped by power equilibrium and disequilibrium. Notably, the study captures how authority shifts contextually based on situated expertise, challenging rigid L1 to L2 dichotomies. A key contribution lies in its methodological innovation: by prioritizing real-time discourse over retrospective narratives, the study unveils the immediacy of identity negotiation, offering granular insights into how teachers strategically position themselves and resist marginalization. The findings underscore the need for co-teaching models that valorize teachers' complementary strengths, advocating for professional development programs that foster critical reflexivity and equitable collaboration in multilingual contexts.
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Entry Date: 2026
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