Demystifying career paths after graduate school : a guide for second language professionals in higher education / edited by Ryuko Kubota, Yilin Sun.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kubota, Ryuko, editor.

Sun, Yilin, 1953- editor.

Series:

Contemporary language studies series.

Contemporary language studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers--Vocational guidance.

English language.

English language--Study and teaching--Vocational guidance.

English teachers--Employment.

English teachers.

English teachers--Training of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, NC : IAP- Information Age Publishing, c2012.

Summary:

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 professional activities. The book features critical turning points in career trajectories, demystifies hidden institutional structures, and illuminates blind spots that are critical for career success.The authors are scholars from nonnative-English-speaking and/or racially minority backgrounds in the fields of applied linguistics and teaching English to speakers of other languages. The firsthand suggestions offered by these authors are also applicable to non-minority professionals and those in other related disciplines. Furthermore, the book assists faculty mentors and administrators to understand the unique challenges and issues faced by minority professionals.Distinctive features of the book are: (1) theme-based approach with concrete examples and specific advice; (2) focus on victory narratives of success and strategies rather than victim narratives of struggles; (3) accessible style, and (4) wide range of experiences narrated by both novice and established scholars. This guidebook can be read independently or adopted as a resource book for graduate seminars.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781623960360

1623960363