TEIS News, October 2025
Letter from the Chair
Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Letter from the Editor
Vu Tran-Thanh, School of Education, Durham University
We Choose to Care: Wellbeing in Language Teacher Education
Larissa Borges, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
This article explores the trajectory of CARE research group on fostering wellbeing in language teacher education in Brazilian Amazon, highlighting its main initiatives and achievements.
Wellbeing Practices of University Language Teachers in the War-Torn Ukraine
Alona Kovalenko, National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy,” Kyiv, Ukraine
The article deals with the wellbeing practices university language teachers in Ukraine use to support their mental health. The conducted survey reveals the most popular practices and the article provides the author’s speculations and conclusions about the benefits of the chosen options.
Teachers First: Your Well-Being Matters!
Bora Demir, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, School of Foreign Languages, Türkiye
Teaching is a demanding profession involving planning, grading, administration, and emotional support for students. These pressures can cause chronic stress and burnout. Promoting teacher well-being is essential, as supported and balanced educators are more effective, resilient, and better able to inspire and positively impact their students' learning and development.
Beyond Burnout: Finding Balance and Building Resilience in Teachers
Jessica Sousa, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA
Through personal challenges in teaching and administration, I, as an educator, realized the importance of individuality and identity in combating burnout. I believe that teachers should get to know themselves more deeply first and recognize that their coping mechanisms may not fit the norms.