Ghanaian EFL Teachers Working in Asia: Benefits and Implications for English Teachers Working Overseas

Autor/in	Treve, Mark
Titel	Ghanaian EFL Teachers Working in Asia: Benefits and Implications for English Teachers Working Overseas
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 13 (2020) 8, S.1-11 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Teaching Methods; Literacy Education; Foreign Nationals; Foreign Countries; Overseas Employment; Language Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Role; Teacher Salaries; Teaching Conditions; Cultural Differences; Barriers; Preferences; Global Approach; Native Speakers; Teacher Characteristics; Language Attitudes; Ghana; Asia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausländer; Ausländerin; Ausland; Auslandstätigkeit; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrerrolle; Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Kultureller Unterschied; Globales Denken; Muttersprachler; Sprachverhalten; Asien
Abstract	The present study explores teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Asia, their attitudes toward teaching English, the roles of teaching the English language, motivations, benefits, implications, and the reason they are highly recognized in non-English speaking countries. The researcher applied the qualitative method through semi-structured interviews with (n=4) Ghanaian teachers working in three countries in Asia as EFL instructors; their strengths and weaknesses were investigated. The result of semi-structured interviews revealed that Ghanaian teachers' primary role in Asia is to teach English and literacy skills. Moreover, the reasons they chose to work in Asia are higher salaries and better working conditions. Their inability to speak the local language and culture diversity were their weaknesses. Native and Non-native English teachers' preferences, which directly/indirectly affect English teaching, are discussed. The respondents' positive attitude toward English teaching overseas is also investigated and presented. This empirical study revealed the globalization of English in the 21st century. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01