ERIC Number: EJ1414298
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0951-0893
EISSN: EISSN-1477-4526
Sustainable ESL Teacher Support in the Global South through E-Coaching
Victoria Idongesit Inwang
ELT Journal, v78 n1 p1-10 2024
This qualitative study investigates the challenges faced by five ESL teachers in Nigeria and the role of an e-coaching intervention in providing support for these challenges. In undertaking the study, the author engaged in a two-cycle coaching session involving a pre-planning conference and post-observation feedback with the teachers. Teachers were interviewed to examine their perceptions about e-coaching support. Analysis revealed several key findings on the role of the coach in providing instrumental support to the teachers, which they felt had a positive impact on their professional development. The study proposes e-coaching as a feasible teacher development activity in low-resource contexts and sheds light on whether the coaching models adopted via online platforms are accessible and practicable for experienced ESL teachers in comparable contexts across both sub-Saharan Africa and the wider Global South.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Barriers, Teaching Experience, Coaching (Performance), Computer Mediated Communication, Intervention, Social Support Groups, Developing Nations
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria
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