TABLE 5.

The telos of teacher identity from EGP to ESP.

Theme	Selected responses to sentence starter 7 in the ESP frame
An expert EGP teacher → an expert ESP teacher	I aimed to become an expert in teaching college English; now my goal is to provide qualified ESP teaching to my students. I hope in the future, with years of experience I can make an expert ESP teacher (Wang)
To gain external recognition → To realize and maximize self-growth	I aimed to consistently obtain positive evaluation and praise from university authorities and the students. Now my goal is to improve my capacity as an ESP teacher through continuous learning. I hope in the future I can maximize my self-worth as an expert ESP teacher (Zhao)