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Home Country Teachers Advice to Non-Home Country TeachersSome Initial InsightsSophia University, Japan, Nic_j_c{at}yahoo.com
University of Queensland, Australia, r.kleinsasser{at}uq.edu.au This study explores educational and sociocultural advice home country teachers offer non-home country teachers instructing English. It reviews various professional literature including documents (e.g. news releases), websites, and various literature (books, journals, journal articles) pertaining to the preparation of teachers who plan to teach English in non-home country learning environments. The 30 participants representing 14 countries completed a written questionnaire and provide advice on the personal qualities and L1 abilities of non-home country teachers, English language teaching, English home country students, preferred variety of English, and sociocultural challenges.
Key Words: home country teacher knowledge non-home country teacher perceptions sociocultural challenges understanding
RELC Journal, Vol. 37, No. 1,
27-45 (2006) |
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