Hanieh Azizi - Ph.D. candidate, Department of English Translation, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Iran
Neda Hedayat - Head of English Language, Department ; Faculty Member at Islamic Azad University,, Varamin-Pishva Branch
Neda Gharagozloo - Assistant Professor, Department of English Translation, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Iran

The importance of studying teachers’ identity is to guide teachers to choose an appropriate methodology to teach as well as to lead learners to learn the target language which is related to notion of identity. The present study was an attempt to develop and validate an identity questionnaire regarding English for Academic Purposes (EAP) teachers. In doing so, ۳۵۰ Iranian EAP teachers from Azad and State universities of Tehran, Qazvin, and Zanjan were selected. Semi-structured interviews were randomly done with ۱۰۰ teacher participants. In order to develop the EAP Teachers’ Identity Questionnaire (EAPTIQ) in the Iranian context through individual, pedagogical, and social dimension, the related literature was taken into account. A total of ۵۱ items were extracted to develop raw factors of EAPTIQ. They were then factor-analyzed in order to remove the communalities and develop the final version of the questionnaire and determine the main components. Factor analysis resulted in the development of ۴۴-item EAPTIQ with three components: ۱) Identity and EAP Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, ۲) Identity and EAP Teachers’ Pedagogical Issues, and ۳) Identity and EAP Teachers’ Social Issues. Findings of the study can be useful for some people who can benefit from the results namely EAP teachers and researchers. The results contribute to researching EAP teachers’ identity and inform teacher education to provide them with the sufficient and adequate raised awareness to self-develop their identity.

English for Academic Purposes, Identity Questionnaire, Factor analysis, Teachers’ Identity