As we said before, 2019 started and with it our fourth year of existence as the Research Group of the Language Center, Universidad del Pacífico; it also signals the fourth year of publishing this blog, dedicated to the interchange of thoughts and ideas related with the teaching of foreign languages and the wellbeing and advancement of the persons dedicated to this endeavor.
We must express our recognition and gratitude to the individuals who have accompanied us in this journey, not only in this country but throughout the Americas, and even in some faraway, and unexpected, places such as Russia, where we know we have regular readers.
For the New Year we have started we have a number of very interesting topics swarming about our heads which we are eager to work and share with you. We begin this 12-month period with a series analyzing what is that makes a teacher attractive in the labor market. Is it their knowledge of the language or their learned pedagogical techniques? In other words, is it language competence, perhaps demonstrated by an international certificate, or a university teaching degree what makes teachers more desirable in the eyes of employers?
Or perhaps we might deal with what a language teacher should know in order to be able to drive a good bargain at interview time? Or maybe which are the other –more valued now— qualities, such as soft skills or emotional intelligence? Of course, which is the teacher profile sought by learning institutions nowadays will be another topic we will submit to scrutiny.
So keep with us, we will keep working
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