Titlepage -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- Rationale for the Study -- English Classes at the Tertiary Level -- Model Teachers and Teacher Education -- University Entrance Examinations -- Motivation for the Study -- Overview of the Book -- 2 The Japanese Context -- Introduction -- The Historical Context of English Language Teaching in Japan -- Explanations for Poor English Skills in Japanese People -- The Connection between Education and Industry in Japan -- Japanese Women: Education and Employment -- Japanese Women and Education -- Gendered Aspects of English in Japan -- The Japanese Professor -- Female Professors in Universities -- Summary of Chapter 2 -- 3 Knowledge, Beliefs and Identity -- Introduction -- Teacher Cognition -- Teacher Identity -- Importance of the Social Context in Teaching -- The Japanese Context -- Summary of Chapter 3 -- 4 The Participants and the Data Collection -- Introduction -- Narrative as a Research Method -- The Participant Teachers -- Interviews -- Transcription Method for Interviews -- Process of Analysis -- Classroom Observations -- My Position within the Studies -- Summary of Chapter 4 -- 5 Developing Professional Identity -- Introduction -- Identity -- Participants and Data Collection -- Analysis and Interpretation -- Conclusion of Chapter 5 -- 6 It's a Man's World -- Introduction -- Analytical Framework: Gee's (2000) Perspective on Identity -- The Participants -- Analysis and Interpretation -- Conclusion of Chapter 6 -- 7 Teaching Is What I 'Do', Not Who I Am -- Introduction -- The Participant -- Data Collection -- Analysis and Interpretation -- Conclusion of Chapter 7 -- 8 Conclusion -- Summary of Overall Findings -- Pedagogical Implications of the Studies -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index.