First I give my gratitude, thanks and appreciation to the participants in the study who gave up their valuable time to talk to me about their work as English language teachers. It was a pleasure and a privilege to listen to their experiences of teaching. Without their contribution to this study, there would be no thesis.I gratefully acknowledge and sincerely thank my supervisors Professor Marnie O'Neill and Winthrop Professor Anne Chapman for sharing their expertise and experience as researchers and teachers with me. Their gentle encouragement, unwavering support and helpful feedback and suggestions kept me, and the study, going. As a student, I was motivated and inspired by their kindness, support, gentle guidance and belief in me. As a teacher, I learnt much from them about how to motivate and support my students.My gratitude and love go to my partner, Ilan, for his constant support and unwavering belief in me.Finally, my thanks to the rest of my family Ryan, Mel, and Pauline for love, laughter and support.