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Engagement in and beyond academic communities in a foreign country: A case study of Vietnamese TESOL doctoral students in Thailand

journal contribution
posted on 2024-10-07, 23:29 authored by Do Na Chi, Phuong Le Hoang Ngo
In the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Anglophone (or English-dominant) countries are considered ideal destinations for international students from Asian countries as they offer various engagement opportunities for academic and intercul-tural communication development. Accordingly, existing research on TESOL student mobility largely focuses on Asian-Western binaries as the attributes of the challenges in their engagement (Kettle, 2021). However, in recent times, TESOL degrees have also been increasingly offered in other non-Anglophone contexts such as Taiwan, Thailand, and China, attracting an increasing number of Asian students. The question, therefore, is how TESOL students experience engage-ment in scholarly and academic activities in these new settings. Against this backdrop, in this study we take a distinctive approach by looking at Vietnamese students undertaking TESOL doctoral programs in Thailand—an expanding circle country and an underresearched context of engagement. In so doing, we aim to contribute to the existing literature in the field and provide implications for TESOL training institutions, lecturers, and students

History

Volume

15

Issue

3

Start Page

1

End Page

6

Number of Pages

6

eISSN

1949-3533

ISSN

1056-7941

Publisher

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Inc

Language

en

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

Acceptance Date

2023-12-03

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

TESOL Journal