In this presentation, I would like to elicit the challenges language teachers face and the resources they draw on to manage and nurture their wellbeing during different phases of their careers. Reporting on a large-scale three-year international study, this presentation will focus on reflecting on the practical implications of the findings for teachers, teacher educators, and policymakers. More detailed summary:Language teaching is an exceptionally stressful profession with educators experiencing a complex blend of challenges and positive uplifts during the course of their careers (Gregersen et al., 2020). To date, research has mostly focused on language teachers’ stressors (MacIntyre et al., 2019); however, there is a commensurate need to also understand factors that support language teacher wellbeing and the resources they can draw on to flourish in their profession.This presentation reports on a three-year project at the ELT Research and Methodology Department at the University of Graz funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) to gain insights into the challenges language teachers face at different points of their careers and the strengths they can draw on to face these difficulties. Data was generated from interviews with 58 language teachers in the UK and Austria and the analysis looked specifically at the concerns facing educators during four specific career phases (Day & Gu, 2010): Pre-service, early-career, mid-career, and late-career. The focus in this talk is on discussing the practical implications of the findings which offer valuable insights into the specific personal and contextual factors that can threaten teachers’ wellbeing and also strengthen it during their career phases. Furthermore, the purpose is to provide evidence-based strategies for personal and contextual actions to support language teachers in their professional roles throughout their careers.
Wie auch schon im letzten Jahr starten wir am Donnerstag den 6.10. ab 18:30 wieder mit Inspiring Innovation im Inspire Lab - build your business. Wer Interesse hat direkt von Gründer:innen alles über den Beginn und dem Starten am Markt, Probleme und das Nicht-Erwartete, das sie zu meistern hatten, alles zu erfahren. Ist herzlich dazu eingeladen im Inspire Lab - build your business vorbei zu schauen oder über Zoom teilzunehmen. Anmeldungen bitte unter gertraud.hellwagner-beham@aau.at Den Anfang macht morgen Fabio Papini von AfB.AfB steht für "Arbeit für Menschen mit Behinderung". Bei uns arbeiten Menschen mit und ohne Behinderung gemeinsam daran, hochwertige IT-Dienstleistungen und -Produkte anzubieten.https://www.afb-group.at/
Acht Tage Marokko, von Marrakesch in die Wüste – um dort den einzigartigen Nachthimmel zu sehen. Die Reise von David und Stefan steht schon vor Beginn unter keinem guten Stern. Einen Tag vor dem Abflug geht ein Video von der Ermordung zweier Däninnen im Touristenort Imhil viral. Stefan will den Flug stornieren. Aber David, der sich von den Bildern auf seltsame Weise angezogen fühlt, überredet ihn, die Reise anzutreten. In Marokko bleibt die Stimmung angespannt. Sie sind sich uneinig, ob sie ihre Beziehung hier offen zeigen sollen, und ihr Fahrer Kalifa erscheint ihnen von Tag zu Tag rätselhafter. Als er David und Stefan im Hohen Atlas auf der Straße sitzen lässt, wandern sie wohl oder übel zum nächstgelegenen Ort: ausgerechnet nach Imhil …In Andreas Jungwirths raffiniertem Roman ringen die Figuren um Deutungshoheit und mit sich selbst. Er führt uns versiert und zielsicher auf die abseitigen, unbetretenen Pfade – zu einer Beziehung, zur Konfrontation mit der eigenen Vergangenheit und schließlich über die Grenzen des Erwartbaren.Andreas Jungwirth1967 in Linz geboren, studierte in Wien Germanistik und Theaterwissenschaft sowie am Konservatorium Schauspiel. Lebte lange Zeit in Berlin. Neben seiner schriftstellerischen Tätigkeit (Theater, Hörspiel) arbeitet er als Hörspielregisseur und moderiert Publikumsveranstaltungen für Ö1 („Hörspielgala“, „radiophone Werkstatt“). Zuletzt erschien seine Erzählung "Wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr" (2019).Moderation: Michaela Monschein
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