Table 1 Information concerning the study’s informants and their zemi context
Informant | Nationality | Age | Teaching/zemi experience | Academic background | Zemi theme | Approx. no. of students | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rosa | Colombia | 40s | 25/ | 5.5 | Japanese literature | Women’s studies/ social issues | 6 |
Joseph | Canada | 50s | 25/ | 2.5 | TESOL | Language | 8 |
Bill | US | 40s | 25/ | 3.5 | TESOL | Global issues | 10 |
Danijela | Australia | 30s | 7/ | 0.5 | TESOL/Cultural studies | Cultural studies | 6 |
George | US | 50s | 30/ | 3 | English literature/TESOL | US studies | 12–23 |
Jane | US | 40s | 22/ | 1.5 | English/TESOL | Intercultural communication | 8 |
Jeff | US | 50s | 30/ | 7 | Creative writing/TESOL | Creative writing | 4–6 |
Sylvaine | Canada | 40s | 16/ | 4 | Linguistics/ history | Research methods/social issues | 11–15 |
Stan | US | 70s | 40/ | 20 | Japanese history/TESOL | Media literacies/Japanese culture | 15 |
Sally | US | 50s | 25/ | 3 | Social studies | Female leadership | 5–6 |
Suzanne | UK | 40s | 12/ | 1.5 | History/Japanese Studies | Japan’s relations through history | 8 |
Thomas | UK | 40s | 10/ | 6 | Literature | Japanese history & society | 15 |
Robert | Canada | 40s | 20/ | 11 | TESOL | Model UN | 18 |
Ron | Canada | 50s | 25+/ | 6 | Applied linguistics | Applied linguistics | 6+ |