Expanding Circle: The Case of Nigerian EFL Teachers' English, Training, and Career Satisfaction

• In Event: 53.081 - Roundtable Session 21
  In Roundtable Session: 53.081-20 - Contemporary Issues in Second Language Research

Abstract

This study looks at English as a foreign language teachers in Niger, an Expanding Circle country. The study surveyed 609 teachers about their level of comfort with English, preservice teacher training, use of English in the classroom, and career satisfaction. Descriptive and correlational statistics shed light into the profession of Nigerian EFL teachers. One in five Nigerien teachers had no preservice teacher training and the more comfortable they were with English, the more satisfied they were with their career. The results also suggest an interesting relationship between teachers’ comfort level in English and the nature of their teacher training, which might need further investigation.

Authors

• Peter Wiens, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

• Elena Andrei, Cleveland State University