Understanding mainland Chinese students' motivations for choosing teacher education programmes in Hong Kong

Understanding mainland Chinese students' motivations for choosing teacher education programmes in Hong Kong

• Gao, Xuesong Dept. of English, Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Trent, John Dept. of English, Hong Kong Institute of Education

Journal of Education for Teaching, 35(2), 145-159, 2009

Routledge

2009

• N Students & Student Services
  • NN Overseas Students in Hong Kong
• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MA Professional Education for Teachers

Chinese Students Teachers -- Training of English Language -- Study & Teaching -- Psychological Aspects Competence & Performance (Linguistics) Hong Kong China English Medium Tertiary Education Mainland Chinese Students Motivation Pre-Service Student Teachers The Biographic Method

• Hong Kong
• China

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

In this paper, we report on an inquiry exploring the experiences of 10 mainland Chinese student teachers of English so as to understand why they came to Hong Kong for a teacher education programme. The study revealed that these students were largely attracted to teaching in Hong Kong because of its extrinsic benefits such as professional stability, the prestige associated with the English language teaching profession and the opportunities to acquire valued skills transferable to other professions including English competence. Facing challenges as non-local students, they were also uncertain of becoming teachers in the new context. As 'elite' Chinese students were often unwilling to become teachers, we found it strategic to attract a large number of talented non-local students to the teaching profession and retain them. We conclude the paper with recommendations for various stakeholders to support these non-local students' adaptation and development as committed and competent teachers in local schools.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 02607476

• 10.1080/02607470902771037

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/fe2d8d63

2010-11-28