Abstract
This study explores educational and sociocultural advice home country teachers offer non-home country teachers instructing English. It reviews various professional literature including documents (e.g. news releases), websites, and various literature (books, journals, journal articles) pertaining to the preparation of teachers who plan to teach English in non-home country learning environments. The 30 participants representing 14 countries completed a written questionnaire and provide advice on the personal qualities and L1 abilities of non-home country teachers, English language teaching, English home country students, preferred variety of English, and sociocultural challenges.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 27-45 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | RELC Journal |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Home country teacher
- Knowledge
- Non-home country teacher
- Perceptions
- Sociocultural challenges
- Understanding
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Education
- Linguistics and Language