For personal and professional growth and success in a globalizing world, students and workers in Burkina Faso need to acquire basic English communication skills. While learning English as a foreign language, young learners are introduced to the culture associated with the language, which may be unfamiliar. This exposure to foreign cultural content can potentially shape the identity construction of young Burkinabè students. However, as individuals with agency, young learners are actively constructing their own identities and may choose to accept or reject some aspects of the English culture. Therefore, the English language that young learners are learning may impact their identity construction. At the same time, their identity may also influence their learning process. Exploring the relationship between the learners’ identity and EFL cultural content allow to understand the impact of cultural content on young learners’ identity construction. This approach can also highlight the influence of identity construction on learners’ performance in the EFL classroom.

Culture Content EFL Identity Leaners