Native-speakerism in Catalan private language schools: Recruiters' perspectives
While numerous studies have examined the identity, roles, and perceptions of native and non-native teachers in language education, the perceptions and hiring practices of recruiters across various contexts – and specifically in the Expanding Circle – remain underexplored. This chapter seeks to inves...
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| Tipo de recurso: | capítulo de libro |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/468683 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003427537-3 https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/468683 |
| Access Level: | acceso embargado |
| Palabra clave: | Anglès -- Ensenyament Professors d'anglès -- Catalunya |
| Sumario: | While numerous studies have examined the identity, roles, and perceptions of native and non-native teachers in language education, the perceptions and hiring practices of recruiters across various contexts – and specifically in the Expanding Circle – remain underexplored. This chapter seeks to investigate native-speakerist discourses prevalent in the English language profession and the resulting biases faced by non-native educators, especially in relation to the job market and their prospects of being hired and under what conditions in the private language school market in Catalonia. Employing a qualitative approach, the research draws on in-depth interviews with six private language school owners and managers in a Catalan city to determine whether these stakeholders view nativeness as a seal of quality and whether such belief influences their hiring practices. The findings reveal a persistent native-speaker supremacy ideology, shaping recruiters’ decisions and reinforcing discriminatory practices in the hiring of English language teachers. |
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