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The New Studies of English Language & Literature 78 (2021): 137-165.In the current case study, the teacher identity of Filipino teachers working for an ESL academy in the Philippines targeting Korean students is investigated in order to enrich the underexplored area in the literature. Grounded on the sociolinguistic stratification of the Philippines as a norm-developing country, the study categorized the participants as either acrolect or mesolect speakers. Five themes emerged from semi-structured interviews, which are divided into positive and negative aspects. As positive outcomes, the teachers were found to have integrative motivation for pursuing their profession, pride in Philippine English as representing a neutral accent and in English acquisition as an intellectual asset, and adaptability to various conditions that emerge in teaching Korean students. As negative aspects, mesolectal teachers voiced apprehension about linguistic deficiency, and one acrolectal teacher raised salient concern over racism and skin color issues.
