Factors Contributing to TESOL Employment: A Graduate Perspective

Autor/in	Wu, Ziwei Vera
Titel	Factors Contributing to TESOL Employment: A Graduate Perspective
Quelle	In: BC TEAL Journal, 4 (2019) 1, S.13-32 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2369-4211
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); English Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Career Development; Teacher Certification; Graduates; Foreign Countries; Job Search Methods; Education Work Relationship; Labor Market; Career Readiness; Cultural Capital; Personality Traits; Skill Development; Career Planning; Employment; Teaching Experience; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Berufsentwicklung; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Ausland; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Karriereplanung; Dienstverhältnis; Kanada
Abstract	The profession of teaching English to speakers of other language (TESOL) has experienced significant changes in the past decades, and career development in the contemporary era is becoming increasingly complex and unpredictable. This study aimed at finding the patterns and attractors that contribute to successful careers in TESOL from the perspectives of graduates. Data were collected through a comprehensive survey of international and Canadian TESOL certificate graduates at a mid-size university in British Columbia and through interviews with several of the graduates. The results were analysed through the lens of the forms of capital (Bourdieu, 1986) and chaos (Bright & Pryor, 2005) theories. The results indicated a significant diversity of TESOL employment and the varied effectiveness of factors in career development amongst participants. Graduates experienced challenges in terms of their TESOL skills and their job search skills, with both being impacted by the forms of capital they held in the TESOL profession. While TESOL students and early career TESOL professionals need to be more prepared for the complexity and unpredictability of TESOL careers by continuously improving their forms of capital, TESOL teacher educators, TESOL program administrators, and TESOL professional organizations should take the diverse needs of students with different backgrounds into consideration and provide long-term career support to build a robust TESOL community. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association of BC Teachers of English as an Additional Language. #206 - 640 West Broadway, Vancouver BC, V5Z 1G4, Canada. Tel: 604-736-6330; Fax: 604-736-6303; e-mail: admin@bcteal.org; Web site: https://ojs-o.library.ubc.ca/index.php/BCTJ
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01