Factors affecting 'NET' satisfaction and attrition : a case study of three native English teachers in Hong Kong

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron A Butt
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Factors Affecting

Autonomy in English Language Teaching: A Case Study of Novice Secondary School Teachers in Hong Kong

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Huang ◽  
Kenny Yau Ning Lock ◽  
Feng Teng
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Novice Teachers ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Effective Control

Abstract Following years of pre-service teacher education, novice teachers are often enthusiastic about embarking on the journey in the teaching profession. However, they may not always possess the internal capacity and institutional support to take effective control of their teaching. This paper reports on a case study of the teaching lives of two novice secondary school ESL (English as a second language) teachers in Hong Kong, drawing on qualitative data gathered through individual face-to-face interviews, and supplemented by email exchanges and telephone conversations, over a one-year period. The study investigates how novice English teachers develop their teacher autonomy, and what factors contribute to their development as autonomous English teachers. The paper concludes that novice English teachers in Hong Kong possess the capacity and are also ready for autonomy, and that an invitational, supportive and collaborative school environment plays a decisive role in affording ample opportunities for novices to develop their autonomy in language teaching. The study suggests that novice teachers should become critically aware of the affordances (opportunities, possibilities, invitations, enablements) in their working conditions, and should meanwhile exercise their teacher agency to act on these affordances to pursue their personal-professional development.

Public space in the old derelict city area – a case study of Mong Kok, Hong Kong

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlie Q L Xue ◽  
Kevin K Manuel ◽  
Rex H Y Chung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Public Space ◽  
City Area

Factors Affecting The Sustainability Of The Asphalt Roads: A Case Study Of Irbid Inner Ring Road, Jordan

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 93-94
Author(s):  
Eng. Nasr Ahmad Eng. Nasr Ahmad ◽  
◽  
Dr. Mihai Iliescu
Keyword(s):  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Ring Road
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