identity construction and english language learning: a case study of iranian learners of english

this study sought to investigate identity construction in english language learners using critical discourse analysis (cda). to that end, a number of western cultural points extracted from interchange series were integrated into a questionnaire, asking learners to display their own feelings, behaviors, actions and reactions to the points raised. the questionnaire-generated data coupled with interview constituted the study data, which was analyzed using fairclough cda framework. the results indicated that the learners (1) positively evaluate the western cultural points raised; (2) demonstrate various cultural orientations; (3) accept their compatibility with the text- based behaviors, and (4) disregard their critical own role in such cultural orientations. also, the findings showed learners adopt different strategies to achieve their goals.