Ian Moodie (Mokpo National University, Korea)
Abstract
In this research talk, I examine group differences between native English-speaking teachers (NESTs) and local teachers in Korean public schools across selected occupational psychology measures. 127 (81 female, 42 male, 4 non-binary/not stated) NESTs and 86 (58 female, 28 male) Korean teachers participated by completing a 40-item survey across 10 measures. As hypothesized, the NEST group was higher in turnover intentions to schools and the profession of ELT. The NEST group was also lower in occupational well-being, self-efficacy in teaching, and 4 of 6 measures of occupational commitment. Using these measures, I also identified a well-being gap between female and male NESTs , but there were no gender differences in the Korean teacher group. These results reflect the differing policy and professional requirements between NESTs and local public school teachers. To lessen this gap, policy makers could consider recruiting and incentivizing more professionally minded NESTs and make space for their legitimate participation within the school system.
Research Paper (In person; 25 minutes)
Brain Stuff: Neuro-ELT / Psychology / Psycholinguistics
General Interest
About the Presenter
Ian Moodie is a tenured professor in the Department of English Education at Mokpo National University in South Korea. His current research interests involve adapting industrial-organizational psychology research with language teachers. His recent publications appear in Applied Linguistics, TESOL Quarterly, Language Teaching, Language Teaching Research, ELT Journal, RELC Journal, and System, among others.
