Publicación: An initial assessment of the academic and professional profile of modern foreign languages’ teachers in UK higher education
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2021-11-11
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De Gruyter Brill
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The aim of this activity report is to provide an initial appraisal of the current makeup of the professional group of modern foreign language teachers in UK Higher Education. The report is in two parts: a literature review that identifies the main defining qualities of modern foreign languages teachers, and an evaluation of the professional and academic profiles of language teachers in UK higher education, as displayed in the institutional websites of the universities where they work. The analysis of the data collected corroborates the characteristics identified in the literature: the low status of teaching staff, the often unconventional entry paths into the profession, the prevalence of the “native speaker” construct as a desirable feature in candidates who aspire to teach the language, the disparity in qualifications of language teachers, and their low engagement in research activities. Future prospects involve the verification (or amendment, where necessary) of the data collected with accounts from individuals who work as language teachers.
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professional profile, qualifications of university language teachers, research of university language teachers, scholarship of university language teachers, status of university language teachers, university language teachers
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Facultades y escuelas::Facultad de Filología
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Filología Clásica