Drawing on Bakhtin's notion of ideological becoming and the concepts of intersectionality and transnationalism, this volume offers a unique conceptual framework within which to explore and better understand the identity construction and negotiation of international TESOL students.

Hyesun Cho is Associate Professor of TESOL in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at the University of Kansas, USA.

Reem Al-Samiri is Assistant Professor of TESOL at the University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Junfu Gao is Assistant Professor at Westcliff University, USA. He is also Core Faculty at the American College of Education and Adjunct Professor at NOVA Southeastern University, USA.

1. Transnational TESOL Graduate Students: Who Are They?

2. Social Identity, Ideological Becoming, and Third Space

3. Narratives and Participants

4. Experiences, Challenges, and Intersectionality of Transnational Graduate Students in U.S. Higher Education

5. Negotiating Student and Gendered Identities

6. Enacting Language Teacher Identity and Agency

7. Where Do We Go From Here? Implications for Pedagogy, Policy, and Research