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Neither backpackers nor locals: the professional identities of TESOL Teachers in East Asia studying on an MA TESOL (2020)
Journal Article
Bailey, L., & Evison, J. (2020). Neither backpackers nor locals: the professional identities of TESOL Teachers in East Asia studying on an MA TESOL. European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL, 9(1),

This paper analyses accounts of professional identity constructed by teachers studying for an MA TESOL with a Western university. These teachers share a belief that commitment and competence are key professional attributes; however, contrasts are dra... Read More about Neither backpackers nor locals: the professional identities of TESOL Teachers in East Asia studying on an MA TESOL.

Professional identities of lecturers in three international universities in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia: multilingual professionals at work (2019)
Journal Article
Evison, J., Bailey, L., Taylor, P., & Tubpun, T. (2019). Professional identities of lecturers in three international universities in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia: multilingual professionals at work. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2019.1608814

This paper examines the impact of internationalisation on the professional identities of lecturers at three international universities in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. Higher education in SE Asia faces significant pressures to change because of the... Read More about Professional identities of lecturers in three international universities in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia: multilingual professionals at work.