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ELT Journal 2002 56(3):267-272; doi:10.1093/elt/56.3.267
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Moving on: from training course to workplace

Barbara Skinner1

1 The Centre for English Language Teaching at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. Email: B.Skinner@ulst.ac.uk

This paper reflects on the evolution of the professional careers of teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), specifically focusing on the difficulties experienced by native-speaker teachers when they move from a period of teacher education into the private sector workplace. The paper suggests that positive teacher development does not always take place after a period of teacher education because of the tension which exists between the culture of the training centre and the culture of the workplace. A number of ways are suggested in which teacher education courses can prepare trainees for their place of work. Teacher education is considered at both pre-service and in-service levels.

The issues examined reflect the author's personal experience, and focus specifically on native-speaker teachers working in commercial schools. However, they may well also be relevant in other teaching contexts.

Received March 2001.


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