Is teaching TESOL in the UK a career? Investigating perceptions of career and teacher development within the UK TESOL industry
This dissertation is focussed on investigating whether teaching TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) in the UK can be regarded as a career. Through an extensive review of literature, and the interviews of four UK based TESOL teachers, several themes relating to this topic emerg...
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2017
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| description | This dissertation is focussed on investigating whether teaching TESOL (Teaching English to
Speakers of Other Languages) in the UK can be regarded as a career. Through an
extensive review of literature, and the interviews of four UK based TESOL teachers, several
themes relating to this topic emerged and are discussed. This dissertation concludes that
TESOL teaching can be regarded as a career and that the current working conditions and
opportunities for TESOL teachers in the UK conform to the definition of a career outlined in
the literature. This dissertation also offers some recommendations for practice and further
research into the area. |
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| spelling | nottingham-502232018-03-10T02:29:39Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50223/ Is teaching TESOL in the UK a career? Investigating perceptions of career and teacher development within the UK TESOL industry Bignell, Matthew This dissertation is focussed on investigating whether teaching TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) in the UK can be regarded as a career. Through an extensive review of literature, and the interviews of four UK based TESOL teachers, several themes relating to this topic emerged and are discussed. This dissertation concludes that TESOL teaching can be regarded as a career and that the current working conditions and opportunities for TESOL teachers in the UK conform to the definition of a career outlined in the literature. This dissertation also offers some recommendations for practice and further research into the area. 2017-12 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50223/1/Dissertation%20-%20Matthew%20Bignell.pdf Bignell, Matthew (2017) Is teaching TESOL in the UK a career? Investigating perceptions of career and teacher development within the UK TESOL industry. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] |
| spellingShingle | Bignell, Matthew Is teaching TESOL in the UK a career? Investigating perceptions of career and teacher development within the UK TESOL industry |
| title | Is teaching TESOL in the UK a career?
Investigating perceptions of career and teacher development within
the UK TESOL industry |
| title_full | Is teaching TESOL in the UK a career?
Investigating perceptions of career and teacher development within
the UK TESOL industry |
| title_fullStr | Is teaching TESOL in the UK a career?
Investigating perceptions of career and teacher development within
the UK TESOL industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is teaching TESOL in the UK a career?
Investigating perceptions of career and teacher development within
the UK TESOL industry |
| title_short | Is teaching TESOL in the UK a career?
Investigating perceptions of career and teacher development within
the UK TESOL industry |
| title_sort | is teaching tesol in the uk a career?
investigating perceptions of career and teacher development within
the uk tesol industry |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50223/ |