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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153172103321

Autore

Shin Sarah J.

Titolo

English Language Teaching as a Second Career / / Sarah J. Shin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-78309-695-0

1-78309-694-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 pages)

Collana

CAL Series on Language Education

Disciplina

428/.0071

Soggetti

English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers

English teachers - Training of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Wanted: Well-Trained ESL Teachers -- 2. Adulthood II -- 3. Cognitive and Social Benefits of Teaching ESL -- 4. The Role of Prior Work Experiences in Choosing TESOL -- 5. Constructing a New Professional Identity -- 6. Learning to Teach -- 7. Launching a Career in TESOL -- 8. A Vision for Lifelong Learning -- Re ferences -- Author Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the experiences of men and women who train to teach ESL as a second career. Drawing from in-depth interviews and observations of 30 students (aged 45 to 73) in a TESOL graduate program, this book provides portraits of these individuals as they develop as teachers. It describes the processes they go through to launch their teaching careers, the successes and challenges they face, and the evolving significance of their work in their overall life goals and achievements. A welcome addition to the growing literature on teacher development, this book will be an important resource for teacher trainers and anyone working in TESOL.