Journal Articles
Education for teachers of English in China
- Education for teachers of English in China
- Journal of Education for Teaching, 26(2), 147-155, 2000
- Routledge
- 2000
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- Hong Kong
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- 1997.7 onwards
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- Secondary Education
- This article outlines some of the ways in which foreign teachers, who wish to teach English in modern China, need education of a special kind. Starting with Hong Kong, now part of China, some of the difficulties for English language teachers, stemming from Hong Kong's colonial history, are outlined, and the necessity of cultural adaptability in expatriate teachers is emphasised. This is even more necessary in Mainland China, where differences in ideas on pedagogy and in approaches to educational administration can prove frustrating for foreign teachers. From another perspective, the article also considers the rewarding aspects of teaching English in China-the enthusiasm and industry of the students, the cultural challenge, and the sense that one is doing a worthwhile job-all positive motivating factors for the teacher who is adaptable and willing to learn. [Copyright of Journal of Education for Teaching is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02607470050127063]
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- English
- Journal Articles
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- 02607476
- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/db76fa72
- 2010-09-08
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