Teacher and Professional Development Immigrant Chinese Language Teachers in Singapore: A Narrative Inquiry more

Sun, Nov 14, 18:40-19:05 Asia/Tokyo

This study reports the professional experiences of three immigrant Chinese language teachers (ICLTs) regarding their professional acculturation into the Singapore education system. This study investigates how the ICLTs constructed their teaching identities through the negotiation of their positionality in their daily working life at school. The research findings indicate that healthy acculturation of the ICLTs required efforts to be made by both sides - ICLTs and members of the host school community.