Why do language teachers stay, struggle or leave? Using ecological perspectives and interview-based inquiry, my research looks at how motivation and demotivation are shaped by the classrooms, institutions and wider systems teachers work within, and how this affects their professional identities across EFL contexts. 

How are future teachers making sense of generative AI? Combining reflexive thematic analysis of interviews with large-scale social media data, I explore pre-service teachers’ perceptions, hopes and hesitations, including what they say about AI and what they do with it. 

What does it take to move from teacher education into practice? Through qualitative designs combining interviews and classroom observation, including a British Council-funded study in Spain, I follow pre-service and in-service English language teachers to understand where preparation falls short and how it can better reflect classroom realities.