A Survey on the Professional Identity of English Teachers in Private Colleges of Hubei Province

Abstract

In this research, a survey was conducted to analyze the status quo of the professional identity of English teachers in private colleges of Hubei. A mixed method of questionnaires and in-depth interview was designed to collect pertinent information. The researchers ascertained the four dimensions of teacher professional identity (TPI), and undertook a qualitative analysis of the data collected in the survey and then analyzed the influence of variables, such as gender, teaching length, academic degree and professional title upon TPI. It was found that teaching length was the major influencing factor. The findings of this research will serve as a theoretical guidance for drawing up the motivating mechanism to promote the professional identity of English teachers in private colleges of Hubei.