One reason that I am not posting so often on this blog is that I am busy with my PhD dissertation. At this stage, I have written the first draft of my data analysis (Chapter 4) and I am in the process of revising my introduction and purpose for the study (Chapter 1). I'm at a crossroads in terms of the latter. I have made the smaller revisions as suggested by my dissertation committee. However, there were some suggestions, not shared by everyone in the committee, about reframing the purpose. So the purpose of this posting is to share my brainstorm for this possible reframing. This research project has been guided by my experiences as a sojourning English language teacher (ELT) in Japan, South Korea, and Russia. At the turn of the millennium, when I was new to the field, there were not many ways to learn about the experiences of sojourning ELTs as compared to now. I first prepared by reading travel and history books and watching videos about t...
Attempting to bridge the research-practice gap in English language teaching with a focus on curriculum, instructional technology, and intercultural communication.