A Comparative Study of Iranian and Japanese English Teachers' Demotivational Factors

Autor/inn/en	Baniasad-Azad, Somayeh; Ketabi, Saeed
Titel	A Comparative Study of Iranian and Japanese English Teachers' Demotivational Factors
Quelle	In: Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 17 (2013) 1, S.39-55 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1345-8353
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Language Teachers; Questionnaires; Semi Structured Interviews; College Faculty; Telecommunications; Student Behavior; Learner Engagement; Teacher Motivation; Educational Objectives; Curriculum Development; Teaching Conditions; Work Environment; Meetings; Cross Cultural Studies; Iran; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Fragebogen; Fakultät; Telekommunikationstechnik; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Arbeitsmilieu; Meeting; Tagung; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich
Abstract	This study examined demotivational factors among Iranian and Japanese college teachers of English. To achieve the purpose, the study used a 35-item questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The results were compared with the similar study in Japan by Sugino (2010). The findings of the study revealed that Iranian and Japanese lecturers are much similar regarding motivation and demotivation in their teaching. However, there is difference with respect to the top items causing demotivation. For Iranian teachers, the most demotivating items were "No consistency in curriculum with clear goals," "No bonus," "Little appreciation from the administration," "Employment system is unstable," "When students are not interested in studying," and "Lack of research fund." Whereas, the top demotivating items for Japanese college teachers were: "students using cell-phones in classes," "students sleeping in class," "students taking rebellious attitudes," "long meeting hours," "much paperwork," and "fixed teaching method." Implications for curriculum development, working conditions, and educational authorities will be discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics. Department of English, Namseoul University, 21 Maeju-ri, Seonghwan-eup, Cheonan-city, Choongnam, Korea 330-707. Tel: +82-2-3290-1995; e-mail: paalkorea@yahoo.co.kr; Web site: http://paal.kr/journals/journals.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10