CAREER PATHS OF ENGLISH GRADUATES IN SERBIA: THE CURIOUS CASE OF EFL TEACHING

Authors

  • Ana Đorđević

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2024.16.8

Keywords:

English graduates, career choices, EFL teaching, motivations to become teachers

Abstract

Amidst widespread concerns about the declining status and profitability of humanities degrees, this paper investigates the employment potential of English graduates in Serbia. Based on a survey of 207 alumni from the English Department at the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade who graduated within the past decade, we examine their career trajectories, the challenges they encountered when entering the job market and the relevance of their academic skills and knowledge to their current roles. Additionally, we analyse the proportion of graduates who pursue English language teaching, the modes of language instruction they engage in, their motivations for entering the profession, job satisfaction and suggestions for enhancing the professional standing of English language teachers.

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Published

2024-12-30

How to Cite

Đorđević, A. (2024). CAREER PATHS OF ENGLISH GRADUATES IN SERBIA: THE CURIOUS CASE OF EFL TEACHING. Belgrade English Language and Literature Studies, 16(1), 179–210. https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2024.16.8

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2024): BELLS - volume 16

Section

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS

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