Hello Everyone,
I would greatly appreciate if you considered participating in my research project.
For my grad dissertation, I am exploring how experienced expatriate teachers working at Japanese Schools form their professional identity. Most of the research in the field heavily focuses on Native English-speaking teachers (NESTS) taking part in gap-year or government-sponsored programs, like JET. These studies paint NESTs in an overwhelmingly negative light. On the other hand, there are very few studies on the professional identities of experienced and qualified expatriate teachers. My goal is to collect stories about the professional development and growth of long-term, professionally minded expatriates living and working in Japanese secondary schools.
The method I am using for my research is called a narrative frame. Narrative frames are sentence starters or frames that serve as a scaffold for reflective writing. I have completed three frames relating to beliefs about teaching, experiences, relationships, and aspirations. I have found reflective writing crucial to my own professional identity development. I hope that understanding and analysing professional development stories will enrich the wider r/teachinginjapan community and encourage discussions about professionalism in ELT and avenues for professional development.
All members of “r/teachinginjapan” who meet the following criteria are welcome to participate:
- You must consider yourself a teacher.
- You must have over three years of experience in English Language Teaching.
- You must be employed at a Japanese Public or Private Secondary School (Middle or High School).
- You must be a “Native English Speaking Teacher” from Great Britain, The USA, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand.
Those on a gap year, backpacking trip, or volunteer trip are asked to refrain from participating in this study. Those currently working in an eikaiwa or international school are also requested to refrain from participating in this study.
If you are interested in participating, please follow the link below for a more detailed explanation and answers regarding ethical issues relating to consent, confidentiality, and data security.
Thank you all.
Exploring Language Teacher Identity: Stories of Experienced Expatriate Language Teachers
by AromaticAd1864