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Publication Date: 2023
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Voices of Novice Teachers in Malaysian International Schools: Challenges in the First Year of EMI Teaching
Issues in Educational Research, v33 n3 p1066-1083 2023
The growth in the popularity of Malaysian international schools conducting English-medium instruction (EMI) highlights the importance of an alternative perspective in examining the challenges encountered in the first year of teaching. While numerous relevant studies have been conducted among expatriates working as international school teachers, a research scarcity is observed concerning novice teachers in international schools. The study data were collected from semi-structured interviews and reflective journal entries. Nine novice teachers were recruited as the current study participants. The findings reveal that novice teachers encountered different challenges during the first year of teaching at international schools. Hence, adequate knowledge and support are pivotal for novice teachers. The results emphasise a refined teacher education program with continuous professional development, training and support, which would ease novice teachers' challenges and struggles during the first year of teaching at international schools.
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, International Schools, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Bilingualism, Second Language Instruction
Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.iier.org.au/iier.html
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