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Dr. John Trent joined the Hong Kong Institute of Education in 2007. He completed his PhD and Masters degrees at the University of Hong Kong. His recent research includes studies of teacher identity construction amongst Native English speaking teachers in Hong Kong, second-career teachers, as well as pre-service teachers. His teaching interests include the development of classroom interaction and English across the curriculum.
Research interests
teacher identity, discourse analysis, teacher education
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Home-School Partnerships to Support Ethnic Minority Student Achievement in Hong Kong
TRENT, J. G. (PI)
01/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research project
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The Identity Construction Experiences of Teachers of English to Young Learners in Mainland China
TRENT, J. G. (PI)
01/01/19 → 30/06/21
Project: Research project
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The Identity Construction Experiences of Novice English Language Teachers in Hong Kong
TRENT, J. G. (PI)
01/01/16 → 31/12/18
Project: Research project
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A ‘useful’ vocational education English language teacher by any other name. Short stories of teacher identity construction and reconstruction in vocational education in China
TRENT, J. G. & LIU, X., 2024, In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training. 76, 5, p. 1205-1223Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Barriers to entry as barriers to identity: Short stories of the struggles of ethnic minority English language teachers to enter teaching in Hong Kong
TRENT, J. G., 2024, Language teacher identity tensions: Nexus of agency, emotion, and investment. TAJEDDIN, Z. & YAZAN, B. (eds.). Oxon: Routledge, p. 107-124Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapters
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Taking a turn for the worse: Private supplementary tutor identity construction and wellbeing in the context of the ‘double reduction’ policy in China
TRENT, J. G., 2024, Language teacher identity and wellbeing. FERYOK, A. (ed.). Bristol: Multilingual Matters, p. 177-195Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapters
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The struggle for pedagogical recognition in higher education: Short stories of tension and triumph in the professional identity construction of an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) practitioner in Hong Kong
TRENT, J. G., Jun 2024, In: Educational Research for Policy and Practice. 23, p. 251-269Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
“To prosper you must be willing to pivot”: The career construction journeys of language teacher educators in Hong Kong
TRENT, J. G., 2024, In: TESOL Journal. 15, e874.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)