Demystifying career paths after graduate school : a guide for second language professionals in higher education

This edited book offers concrete information and useful suggestions to graduate students who are seeking employment at institutions of higher education in North America and other parts of the world. This book also targets entry-level faculty members who are exploring increased participation in profe...

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Other Authors Kubota, Ryuko (Editor), Sun, Yilin, 1953- (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Pub., [2012]
SeriesContemporary language studies series.
Subjects
English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers > Vocational guidance.
English language > Study and teaching > Vocational guidance.
English teachers > Employment.
English teachers > Training of.
Language Arts & Disciplines > General.
Higher education, tertiary education.
Language: reference and general.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806614585
DOI10.1108/978-1-62396-036-0
Physical Description1 online resource (xiii, 223 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Foreword / Lía D. Kamhi-Stein
  • Introduction / Ryuko Kubota and Yilin Sun
  • Chapter 2. Seeking a faculty position / Soonhyang Kim
  • Chapter 3. The research-intensive university / Yuko Goto Butler
  • Chapter 4. Teaching-focused university / Ekaterina (Katya) Nemtchinova
  • Chapter 5. Community college / Yiin Sun and Ke Xu
  • Chapter 6. Writing center / Lucie Moussu
  • Chapter 7. Moving from North America to overseas / Noriko Ishihara
  • Chapter 8. Working in Canada / Ling Shi
  • Chapter 9. Working in higher education in the United Kingdom / Constant Leung and Tracey Costley
  • Chapter 10. Working in Hong Kong / Xuesong (Andy) Gao
  • Chapter 11. Getting tenure / Manka M. Varghese
  • Chapter 12. Getting grants / Ulla Connor
  • Chapter 13. Getting published and doing research / Guofang Li
  • Chapter 14. Involvement in leadership roles in professional organizations / Shelley Wong
  • Chapter 15. Working as a journal editor / Suresh Canagarajah
  • Chapter 16. Assuming administrative duties / María E. Torres-Guzmán
  • Chapter 17. Balancing professional and personal life / Suhanthie Motha
  • Author biographies.

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