I believe this hardware requires a specific driver to work.
I found an article that might provide a solution for you. I will link it at the and, and provide the steps here for your convenience.
1) Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:
2) Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-atheros package:
3) Connect the device to your system. The ath9k_htc kernel module is automatically loaded for supported devices
4) Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Source:
https://wiki.debian.org/ath9k_htc
Have a nice day.