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Gao, Xuesong – Teacher Development, 2010
As English is now promoted as an academic subject in primary and secondary schools in China, creating an enormous demand for qualified English teachers, there is a need to understand English teachers' motivation and commitment to the teaching career. In this paper, the author reports on a biographical study of 12 teachers who taught in schools in…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, English Teachers
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Gao, Xuesong; Trent, John – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2009
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…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Teaching (Occupation), Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)