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Mok, Francis K. T.; Yuen, Timothy W. W. – Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 2016
There is a strong belief that critical thinking should be cultivated in schools. But it is not clear how critical thinking is understood by front-line teachers who are given the responsibility of training critical thinkers. Based on a study conducted in Hong Kong, we found that some school teachers were in favor of a "positive" image of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Case Studies, Interviews
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Benson, Phil – Language Teaching Research, 2012
The literature on non-native English-speaking teachers (NNESTs) and native English-speaking teachers (NESTs) tends to focus on their respective strengths, the main strengths of NNESTs being their experience of learning English as a second language and their familiarity with their students' language and educational background. This article proposes…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Preservice Teacher Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries