ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the teacher participants. Each profile is based on extracts taken from a series of in-depth, semi-structured interviews that delved into their past experiences as language learners as well as their current beliefs about teaching. The experiences and beliefs allow for an understanding of who the teachers have been, who they see themselves as, and how they believe they are perceived in regards to their current identity as a language teacher. The various influences that these beliefs and experiences embody allow for an improved understanding of the agency teachers had in their classrooms.
