Uncovering the Complexities of Teaching English in Higher Education in a Post-Castro Cuba

Autor/in	Spence, Kevin J.
Titel	Uncovering the Complexities of Teaching English in Higher Education in a Post-Castro Cuba
Quelle	(2022), (207 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Kent State University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3584-9749-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Higher Education; Language Fluency; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Rural Areas; Urban Areas; Self Concept; Educational Change; Gender Differences; Systems Approach; Foreign Countries; Graduation Requirements; Curriculum Development; Language Teachers; Teaching Experience; Professional Autonomy; Career Change; Cuba + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Urban area; Stadtregion; Selbstkonzept; Bildungsreform; Geschlechterkonflikt; Systemischer Ansatz; Ausland; Abschlussordnung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Berufsfreiheit; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Kuba
Abstract	In 2015, then-Higher Education Minister Rodolfo Alarcon said in response to many Cubans' inability to communicate in the international language, English fluency would be required by students as a university exit requirement ("Mastering English," 2015).The purpose of this interpretive qualitative study was to understand the experiences of Cuban university English instructors, who encountered these curricular changes. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews with six university instructors and emailed responses from another six. The participants included both current and former faculty members who left the teaching profession for more lucrative careers in private tutoring or tourism. Motivational Systems Theory (Ford, 1992), various aspects of social identity (Gray & Morton, 2018) and my own experience as an EFL instructor guided the study in understanding the instructors? social identity, motivation, and self-agency. The data were analyzed using computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software. The findings showed differing experiences among men and women and urban and rural instructors. Faculty expressed both positive and negative teaching experiences, and, as a result of some unfavorable experiences, some instructors left the field of teaching altogether and applied their talents to the growing tourism and private business sectors. In addition to understanding the experiences of the study's participants, the investigation also provides valuable insight into the evolution of English teaching in Cuban higher education, the consequences of educational borrowing and the complexity of conducting research within an authoritarian regime. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01