ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the identity formations, trajectories, and points of transition of post-doctoral applied linguists against the backdrop of their experiences in an apprenticeship model of doctoral training. It discusses the recent work on apprenticeship models of doctoral training proposed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT) and fully articulated in its book-length report The Formation of Scholars: Rethinking Doctoral Education for the Twenty-First Century. The chapter describes the conceptual framework which is based upon the work of John Trent and his integrated approach to the examination and study of identity formation. It explains that the texturing of identity can be analyzed across three dimensions of language use: commitment, evaluation, and legitimation. The chapter analysis the features of the apprenticeship model of doctoral training to contextualize the analysis in light of graduate school experiences and current professional positions.
