theiridentities·Inaddition,thepresentstudyisofgreatpracticalandtheoreticalsignificance·urringteachers’discourse,tnepresentstudyis-prehensiveunderstandingofteachers’identity·Consequently,theresultisexpectedtodemonstratehowthetwoaspectsofteachers,identitycanbediscursivelyconstructedandnegotiatedintheinteractlVeclassroomteachingcontext.TheconcretelinguisticrealizationofthetwoasPectsprovidesvaluableinsightsintothepresenttheoryonteachers’identity·What’smore,thediscussionofinterplaybetweenthetwosub—identitiesreflectsthedynamlcandmultifacetedf色aturesofteachers’identity,whichmaybeappliedtoidentitytheoriesinotherprofessionalcontextsaswell.Practically,itfirstgivessomeguldancetoEnglishteachersinChinaconcerningtheirprofessionalidentity.Asweknow,withsuchalargepopulationofEnglishlearnersinChina·English2