Conflict or collaboration: Native and non-native teachers in South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong

Conflict or collaboration: Native and non-native teachers in South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong

• Carless, David Robert

2002

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MI Teachers from Mainland China, Teacher from Foreign Countries, Expatriate English Language Teacher Pilot Scheme
• P Social Context of Education
  • PB Comparative Education

Hong Kong Japan South Korea Teaching English Language

• South Korea
• Japan
• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

Within the region, a number of countries have viewed the importation of native speakers of English as a means of enhancing English language teaching in schools and promoting internationalization or cultural exchange. Adherents of such programmes anticipate benefits in exposing learners to authentic input, the use of English for genuine communication, and opportunities for mutual staff development or fruitful cross-fertilisation of ideas. Critics, on the other hand, point to a perceived lack of value for money, the difficulties of foreigners integrating into local systems, and conflicts between local and expatriate personnel. This paper will make some comparative observations about three schemes, EPIK (English Program in Korea), JET (Japan exchange and teaching program) and NET (Native-speaking English teacher), including their characteristics, successes and ongoing challenges. I will argue that both native and non0native speakers have their particular strengths and will propose some ways in which native-speakers might best be utilized in supporting enhanced standards of English in schools.

Paper presented at the 7th English in South East Asia Conference: Changing Responses to Challenging Times

• English

Conference Papers

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/74131c81

2015-07-14