Reorienting the Teaching Universe: The Experience of Five First-Year English Teachers in Hong Kong.

Pennington, Martha C.; Richards, Jack C.

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ERIC Number: EJ595163

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Reorienting the Teaching Universe: The Experience of Five First-Year English Teachers in Hong Kong.

Pennington, Martha C.; Richards, Jack C.

Language Teaching Research, v1 n2 May p149-78 May 1997

Reports on the experiences of five Cantonese-dominant secondary English teachers in Hong Kong during their first year of teaching after graduation from a BA course in Teaching-English-as-a-Second-Language (TESL). The report investigates the extent to which the teachers implemented the principles they were exposed to in their university education. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Cantonese, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Dominance, Language Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong

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