ERIC Number: EJ1222447
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1657-0790
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Employment of English Language Teachers in an EFL Context: Perspectives from School Administrators
Tatar, Sibel
PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, v21 n2 p45-61 Jul-Dec 2019
This paper presents a study on the employment criteria used by school administrators and their views on the strengths and weaknesses of local teachers and expatriate teachers. This study aimed to provide a perspective on the issue from an English as a foreign language context. Questionnaires collected from administrators of 94 private primary and high schools in Istanbul were analyzed. Although being a native speaker of English ranked seventh out of the eight criteria, the presence of expatriate teachers in a school was considered important. In addition, participants from schools that employed both expatriate and local teachers attributed more importance to the native-speakerness criterion. Finally, administrators found local teachers more knowledgeable in teaching methods, whereas expatriate teachers were perceived as better in language use.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, Language Teachers, Administrator Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Selection, Private Schools, Teacher Characteristics, Fringe Benefits, Birth, Geographic Location, Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey (Istanbul)
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