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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Projecting Classroom Language Use in a Group of Bilingual Graduates of a BATESL Course.
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Pennington, Martha C. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1997
Forty-eight graduating native Cantonese-speaking students on a BA Honours course in teaching English as a Second Language responded to a questionnaire about their ability in English, their use of English--including code switching and code mixing--in their daily life and their practice teaching on the course, and their view of the appropriateness…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cantonese, Code Switching (Language), College Students
Motivating English Language Teachers through Job Enrichment.
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Pennington, Martha C. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1992
Hackman's (1987) job characteristics model of work motivation is described and applied to English language teaching, with concrete recommendations made on the basis of Hackman's action principles for job design. The approach results in teacher opportunities for long-term growth, career advancement, increased self-actualization, and empowerment.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Job Enrichment, Job Skills
Work Satisfaction and the ESL Profession.
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Pennington, Martha C. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1991
An overview of the literature regarding work satisfaction in the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) profession indicates that ESL practitioners are basically satisfied with their work but are dissatisfied with promotions, pay, and some administrative aspects. Professional recognition is essential to ensuring work satisfaction and positive career…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Job Satisfaction, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction