A critical ethnography of 'Westerners' teaching English in China: Shanghaied in Shanghai (2013)
Book
Stanley, P. (2013). A critical ethnography of 'Westerners' teaching English in China: Shanghaied in Shanghai. Routledge

Tens of thousands of Western ‘teachers’, many of whom would not be considered teachers elsewhere, are employed to teach English in public and private education in China. Little has previously been known, except anecdotally, about their experiences, a... Read More about A critical ethnography of 'Westerners' teaching English in China: Shanghaied in Shanghai.

‘Qualified’? A framework for comparing ELT teacher preparation courses (2013)
Journal Article
Stanley, P., & Murray, N. (2013). ‘Qualified’? A framework for comparing ELT teacher preparation courses. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 36(1), 102-115. https://doi.org/10.1075/aral.36.1.05sta

There is no standard via which to measure the ‘qualified’ English language teacher in a way that is meaningful to institutions seeking to employ teaching staff. This is significant given that candidates may differ markedly in their language competenc... Read More about ‘Qualified’? A framework for comparing ELT teacher preparation courses.