Learning About My L2 Learner Identity Auto-Ethnography; Language, Culture & Communication

Abstract

Being a teacher, is one of the most daunting tasks in the world. You are not just responsible for your duties but also the future of all those that will be studying with and from you. It is simultaneously a very rewarding and a very high risk job that one can have where a teacher has the power to either make or break the students’ life.  As an L2 English teacher from Pakistan, I identify myself as a Muslim, a daughter, a reader and most importantly a student. My religious identity is a huge part of who I am and affects all my other characteristics that I also identify myself with because learning and teaching has extreme significance in my religion. Teaching is considered the profession of the prophets that were specifically chosen people thus making this an utterly noble profession and on the other hand, learning is something that never stops and is ongoing throughout a person’s life. At times, it also involves a lot of unlearning as well so as a person, we are always learning and changing.