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Exploring the EFL Teachers’ Satisfaction: Professional Development Activities at a Language Center in a Non-Anglosphere Context

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  Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.26907/esd.19.1.02
  Volume Number: 19 | Issue Number: 1 | Pages: 10 - 26
  Published: March 2024
  Article Keyword(s): language centers, non-Anglosphere context, professional development activities, teachers’ satisfaction
  Article Author(s) - listed alphabetically: Anh-Thu Thi Nguyen, Thao Thanh Le, Thi Anh Nguyen, Thuy Trut Pham, Tra Huong Nguyen, Yen Hoang Phuong, Yen-Khoa Thi Nguyen
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This descriptive study aims to investigate the satisfaction levels of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instructors in their professional development activities at a language center situated in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. A total of 30 EFL teachers were solicited to provide data through a questionnaire, and six out of the 30 were further selected for participation in semi-structured interviews. This study incorporated two primary techniques for data analysis: descriptive statistics for the quantitative data and thematic analysis for the qualitative data. The study concludes that the EFL teachers exhibited a high level of satisfaction towards the existing professional development activities that involved mentorship, observation, feedback from experts, and learning from colleagues. These activities fostered a supportive, collaborative, and personalized approach to professional development, resulting in the enhancement of the teachers’ knowledge, skills, motivation, and job satisfaction. The results, accordingly, suggest that language centers should adopt a personalized, supportive, and collaborative approach to professional development while also addressing the various factors that hinder teachers’ interest in research and writing.

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assessment bibliometric analysis blended learning communication competence Covid-19 creativity critical thinking distance learning education educational environment educational process educational standard evaluation foreign language future teachers higher education identity inclusive education lifelong learning model motivation multicultural education non-formal education pedagogy personality professional competence professional development professional orientation psychological safety quality quality of education reading comprehension reflection self-assessment self-development students teacher teacher education teacher professional development teachers teacher training training upbringing values

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Albina R. Drozdikova-Zaripova Alena Hašková Andreja Istenic Starcic Andreja Istenič Anna I. Akhmetzyanova Anna Kobtseva Aydar Kalimullin Aydar M. Kalimullin Aydar Minimansurovich Kalimullin Balwant Singh Branka Radulović Daria Medvedeva Dinara Bisimbaeva Elena Ibragimova Evgeniya Shishova Evsyukova E.A. Fatemeh Khonamri Ian Menter Idiyatov I.E. Ilshat R. Gafurov Kadriya Shakirova Liliana Shakirova Lira V. Artishcheva Lyubov A. Kochemasova Martina Pavlikova Mourat Tchoshanov Musa Nushi Natalya N. Kalatskaya Nick Rushby Oksana Kozhevnikova Olga K. Evdokimova Rezeda M. Khusainova Roza A. Valeeva Roza Valeeva Rushby N.J Tatiana Baklashova Valerian Faritovich Gabdulchakov Venera Zakirova Vera K. Vlasova Vera Khotinets Vera Vlasova Violeta Rosanda Vsevolod V. Andreev Yulia Novgorodova Zdenka Gadušová

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