Non-native English-speaking teachers and their confidence to pursue a master’s degree in Teaching English as a Second Language in Quito, Ecuador

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the reasons and motivations that allowed second language speakers to become teachers in their non-native language. This investigation is relevant to educators and researchers because it will provide a better understanding of how and why non-native English speakers become English teachers (Guerra, 2017; Árva & Medgyes, 2000) in Ecuador and pursue a graduate degree in that academic field. Since last century the English language has become a medium of access to information, a valuable skill in the job market and a symbol of status around the world...