Analysis of EFL high-school teacher's profiles: expectations regarding their development and characteristics according to employers, coordinators, and students

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2024-01
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Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
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"This qualitative study explores the evolution of the EFL teaching practice in the Mexican Educational System, the EFL teaching practice in private high schools in Mexico, the current labor situation of EFL teachers, the new trends in teaching the language, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic regarding students and teachers’ performance, and the expectations that students, coordinators, and EFL teachers have about teaching English in high school level. The study’s participants were three students, three coordinators, and three EFL teachers, all the participants are active members of three Mexican private high schools. Data in this study was collected through semi-structured face-to-face interviews and the adaptation of a questionnaire. The data was analyzed by generating comparative charts in order to identify similarities and differences regarding participants’ answers. The focus of this study was to explore in-depth the expectations that students and coordinators have about their EFL teachers’ profiles and their teaching practices at high school level. Furthermore, EFL teachers expressed what they expect from their workplaces and the situations they face in their daily lives as language teachers".
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