在過去幾年中，全球化影響了亞洲的英語學習和教學。 台灣和整個東亞的外籍英語教師人數迅速增加。 本研究的目的是研究外籍和本地英語教師面臨的挑戰以及他們應對挑戰的方式。 調查結果顯示，一些參與者經歷過種族歧視。 挑戰包括：法規和工資，文化差異，語言障礙和溝通問題。 該研究還發現違反心理契約並不是ESL環境中的常見做法。 此外，還發現了陳規定型觀念與歧視之間的聯繫。 根據結果，該研究提供了一些解決方案和建議。

Over the past few years globalization has affected learning and teaching English in Asia. The number of expatriate English teachers is growing rapidly in Taiwan and throughout East Asia. The purpose of this study is to examine challenges both expatriate and local English teachers face and the ways they deal with the challenges. The findings reveal that some participants have experienced racial discrimination. The challenges include: regulations and wages, culture differences, language barrier and communication problems. The study also discovered that violations of psychological contract is not a common practice in ESL settings. Additionally, a link between stereotyping and discrimination has been found. Based on the results, the study provides a few solutions and recommendations.

Table of Contents

論文審定書..........................................................................................i
中文摘要…………………………………………………………………………....….ii
Abstract………………………………………………………………………………..iii
Table of Contents……………………………………………………………………..iv
List of Figures……………………………………………………………………........vi
List of Tables………………………………………………………………………….vi
Chapter 1: Introduction………………………………………………………..…......1
Chapter 2: Literature review………………………………………………..……….3
2.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………….……..3
2.2 English Teaching in Asia…….………………………………………….………....3
2.3 Defining NS and NNS English Teachers…………………………………………..6
2.4 Expatriate Adaptation……………………………………………………..………..7
2.5 Expatriate English Teachers’ Challenges……………………………..….…….…..9
2.5.1 Regulations and Wages…………………………………………….…….9
2.5.2 Special Treatment………………………………………………………..11
2.5.3 Cultural Differences……………………………………………………..12
2.6 Teachers’ Motivation…………………………………………………………..….17
2.7 Psychological Contract……………………………………………………...……..19
2.8 Stereotyping………………………………………………………………………..21
2.9 Conclusion and Research Questions………………………………………..……...21
Chapter 3: Research Methodology……………………………………..…….……..24
3.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………..24
3.2 Research Method…………………………………………………………………..24
3.3 Population and Sampling…………………………………………………………..25
3.4 Data Collection…………………………………………………………………….28
3.5 Data Analysis…………………………………………………………………..….30
3.6 Reliability and Validity………………………………………………………........30
3.7 Ethical Issues…………………………………………………………………....…34
3.8 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………34
Chapter 4: Analysis………………………………………………………………..…36
4.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………..36
4.2 Research Question #1………………………………………………………….......37
4.2.1 Regulations……………………………………………………………....37
4.2.2 Wages……………………………………………………………………39
4.2.3 Special Treatment………………………………………………………..40
4.2.4 Cultural Differences………………………………………………….......43
4.3 Research Question #2…………………………………………………………….53
4.4 Research Question #3…………………………………………………………….56
4.5 Research Question #4…………………………………………………………….58
4.5.1 Discrimination………………………………………………………….58
4.5.2 Stereotyping……………………………………………………………62
Chapter 5: Findings and Discussion……………………………………………….65
5.1 Challenges………………………………………………………………………..65
5.2 Motivation………………………………………………………………………..66
5.3 Special Treatment………………………………………………………………..68
5.4 Cultural Differences……………………………………………………...............69
5.5 Adaptation and Dealing with Challenges………………………………………..70
5.6 Discrimination and Stereotyping………………………………………………...71
Chapter 6: Conclusion……………………………………………………………..73
6.1 Limitations…………………………………………………………………….....74
6.2 Practical Implications………………………………………………………...….74
6.3 Future Research………………………………………………………………….75
References……………………………………………………………………….......77
Appendix…………………………………………………………………………….82

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