Authors:	Siebenhütter, Stefanie
Title:	Motivations, hopes, and expectations of untrained Japanese teachers and implications for future online teaching of Japanese as a foreign language 訓練を受けていない日本語教師の動機、希 望、期待、および将来のオンライン日本語教 育への影響
Online publication date:	23-May-2023
Year of first publication:	2023
Language:	english
Abstract:	This qualitative research investigates the motivations, hopes, and expectations of 10 Japanese native speakers who became online teachers of Japanese during the COVID-19 restrictions in 2020. The data allow for deep qualitative analysis of native speakers and focus on the reasons for becoming a language teacher, circumstances forcing them to shift work and opportunity to continue or quit online teaching after the restrictions abate. The main questions discussed are (a) the motivation to continue with Japanese online teaching even when returning to a prior position is possible, (b) unexpected experiences while being a Japanese teacher and (c) the advantages and disadvantages of teaching their mother tongue. The paper analyses Japanese teachers’ feelings, hopes and motivations related to their new profession and implications for changes in language-teaching, and digital work. As a result, findings suggest that untrained Japanese teachers can succeed in their teaching activities and thus become a competition for trained Japanese teachers.
DDC:	150 Psychologie 150 Psychology 370 Erziehung 370 Education 400 Sprache 400 Language 490 Andere Sprachen 490 Other languages
Institution:	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Department:	FB 05 Philosophie und Philologie
Place:	Mainz
ROR:	https://ror.org/023b0x485
DOI:	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-9032
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hebis:77-openscience-597f8cc5-287c-4b7c-865a-6d6a8f073cac3
Version:	Original work
Publication type:	Arbeitspapier
License:	CC BY
Information on rights of use:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Extent:	20 Seiten
Annotation:	Konferenzbeitrag zu: The 36th Annual JLTANE Conference, Japanese Language Teachers’ Association of New England, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, Saturday, May 13, 2023
Appears in collections:	JGU-Publikationen