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

• Autore: Shin Sarah J.
• Pubblicazione: Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2016]; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 pages)
• Disciplina: 428/.0071
• Soggetto topico: English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers; English teachers - Training of
• Soggetto non controllato: Career-change teachers; ELT; ESL; English as a Second Language; Lifelong learning; Second-career teachers; Teacher development; Teacher identity
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: English Language Teaching as a Second Career
• ISBN: 1-78309-695-0; 1-78309-694-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910153172103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II