CONSTRUING THE TEACHER IDENTITY:

MEANINGS AND PERSPECTIVES OF A PROFESSOR IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NORTH MATO GROSSO AMAZONIAN

Abstract

Considering a scenario in which teacher identity has been widely discussed, this article aims to understand how bookish – Stuart Hall, Zygmunt Bauman, Kathryn Woodward, Tomaz Tadeu da Silva – define identity, besides addressing concepts about teacher identity. It also seeks to show that identities are symbolic representations and influenced by a broad context (social, cultural, political). In order to reflect about the theme, an interview was carried out with the Professor PhD Marieta Prata de Lima Dias who brings contributions to understand the identity of the teacher, concluding that the teacher identity is constructed and reconstructed throughout the time and mediated by the teachers' life contexts.

Keywords: Linguistics; Applied Linguistics;. Identity; Teacher Training; Interview.