Teaching Abroad During Initial Teacher Education (eBook)

This book explores teaching abroad during initial teacher education, an increasingly common practice in the initial preparation of teachers. Teaching abroad involves pre-service teachers spending a defined period teaching in a foreign country or in an alternative, and preferably a distinctly different, education system from the one in which they are receiving their initial teacher education. 

The book, drawing on relevant literature and the author's first-hand experience of developing and leading a teaching-abroad project, is a concise but comprehensive introduction to the field. Important aspects of the initiative, such as rationale, project designs, benefits, criticisms and limitations, community considerations and future possibilities are included. The book is an important starting point for teacher educators interested in developing teaching abroad projects, as well as academics and scholars interested in the principles, practices, and debates around teaching abroad in initial teacher education. 

Dr. Benjamin Luke Moorhouse FHEA is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Studies, Faculty of Social Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China. He holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of Exeter, UK. He is a recipient of the Early Career Teaching Award 2019 from the University of Hong Kong and a Fellow of AdvancedHE. His research focuses on the experiences, beliefs and professional learning of pre-service and in-service teachers, with a specific focus on English language teachers. He believes strongly in the value of learning through experience and reflecting on experience. Benjamin's research has appeared in international journals including Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, Journal of Education for Teaching, Studying Teacher Education, Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, System, TESOL Quarterly, RELC Journal and ELT Journal. He is the author of the monograph Writing with Young English Language Learners published in 2020 by SEAMEO Regional English Language Centre, Singapore.