In this cross-cultural panel, pre-service teachers, recently graduated teachers, and students in TEFL/TESL programs will discuss their training programs and personal motivations for becoming teachers. What are the priorities and values of teacher-training programs in different parts of the world? How are these programs structured, and what do they emphasize? Why do these young professionals want to become teachers? How do they envision themselves helping to make a better world–and do the training programs adequately support these motivations? All these questions and more will be briefly explored by panelists from Cambodia, Indonesia, Korea, and the Philippines.

***** Panelists: Both Champa, Phan Makara, & Thorn Va (University of Applied Research and Development, Cambodian Cohort, Siem Reap, Cambodia); Ragil Afriansah & Rizky Uly (Nusa Cendana University, Kupang, Indonesia); Jihyun Sung (Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea); Mary Gertrude Lorenzo & Enrico Pelino (De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines)