“Paradigm Shift”: An Investigation of Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Teaching English as an International Language [PDF]
The unprecedented use of English as a means of international and intercultural communication around the world has made it increasingly unrealistic and inappropriate to hold to the native speaker norms. This paper examines preservice teachers’ perceptions
Liping Wei
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Exploring English Teachers' attitudes towards Pronunciation issues and varieties of English in three circles of world Englishes [PDF]
Drawing on the literature on the emergence of different varieties of English in the globalized world, current debates surrounding English as an international language (EIL), and more orientation towards intelligibility and mutual understanding in ...
Mohammad Khatib, Abbas Monfared
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World Englishes and Cultural Linguistics: Theory and research
Abstract This article explores the evolution of Cultural Linguistics, its fusion with Cognitive Linguistics and Cognitive Sociolinguistics, and its application to the study of world Englishes, emphasising the cultural dimension of language and cognition.
Frank Polzenhagen +3 more
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Implications of the Course of Study Reforms on English Language Teaching in Japanese Secondary Schools: Toward Teaching English as an International Language [PDF]
Many universities in Japan have been offering the teaching certificate programs to train highly qualified teachers. Even though graduate schools have set up programs for more disciplinary courses for English language teaching (ELT), few have been ...
Fujieda, Yutaka
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Turkish students' language‐learning perezhivanie, learner identities, and transformation of self
Abstract This study used the Vygotskian concept of perezhivanie, an emotionally lived experience, to examine the identities of two Turkish language learners. Learner identity has been researched from social and psychological perspectives; however, the role of emotion and its relationship with cognition has not been sufficiently addressed.
Yeşim Bektaş‐Çetinkaya
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Reconceptualising English teaching in Taiwan: action research with technical college students [PDF]
English is now the primary language used amongst speakers from around the world for international communication. In response to this fact, there are calls for a paradigm shift in English language teaching (ELT) in respect of the increasing English users ...
Hsieh, Jessie Ju Chen
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Prospective English language teachers' understandings of global English language teaching
Abstract Despite various calls for a thorough re‐conceptualization of current English language teaching (ELT) practices, incorporating courses for critical perspectives on linguistic and cultural diversity is still a major challenge in most teacher education programmes in many English as a foreign language (EFL) countries.
Reyhan Aslan, Zekiye Özer Altınkaya
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ESTUDOS SOBRE A LINGUA INGLESA E A NOÇÃO DE LÍNGUA INTERNACIONAL
The use of English has been increasingly growing all around the world. Thereby, new theoretical perspectives about the use and teaching English appear all the time, and English as an International Language (EIL) has become one of the main perspectives ...
Marcia Regina Pawlas Carazzai +1 more
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Dlùth is Inneach: Linguistic and Institutional Foundations for Gaelic Corpus Planning [PDF]
This report presents the results of a one-year research project, commissioned by Bòrd na Gàidhlig BnG) and carried out by a Soillse Research team, whose goal was to answer the following question: What corpus planning principles are appropriate for the
Bell, Susan +3 more
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INDONESIAN TERTIARY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE USE OF LOCAL CULTURE VS TARGET CULTURE READING MATERIALS IN ENGLISH READING CLASS [PDF]
This paper aims at portraying Indonesian tertiary students’ attitudes towards the use of local and target culture reading texts in English reading classes with regard to today’s role of English.
Amalia, Lulu Laela +2 more
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