Yuka Kurihara
Tokai University
My name is Yuka Kurihara. I am working in Center for Liberal Arts Education at Tokai University. My research interests include L2 teacher education, educational psychology, and L2 literacy.
Sessions
Overseas Teacher Training: The Hosts’ Perspectives
Although overseas teacher training has been a Japanese EFL teachers’ professional development opportunity for over two decades, there is little knowledge about hosts’ perspectives on these programs. This study explored one of the overseas programs and examined how the host viewed the goals and roles of the program. The findings from the interviews with two program coordinators highlight the hosts’ hope for a longer-term treatment to make the training more beneficial for teachers.