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Investigation of English Language Learners’ Attitudes Toward Global Englishes and Global Englishes Language Teaching in Relation to Their Academic Interests and Experiences With English as a Global Lingua Franca

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates Japanese university students’ attitudes toward Global Englishes (GE) and Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT), focusing on how these attitudes are shaped by students’ academic interests and experiences using English as a lingua franca (ELF), both abroad and in domestic EFL contexts.
Natsuno Funada, Heath Rose
wiley   +1 more source

Intercultural learning and community mobilisation within eMzantsi

open access: yes, 2013
Includes bibliographical references.This dissertation is a study of intercultural learning and community mobilisation within eMzantsi, an organisation that seeks to bring together previously segregated communities in the Southern Peninsula, Cape Town ...
Gwatirisa, Ruvimbo Valerie
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The Role of University Peer Mentoring in Heritage Language Identity Construction in Diasporic Contexts

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research shows that many heritage language (HL) students pursue HL study at the university level to reconnect with their cultural roots. While most university‐focused research has examined HL learners, less attention has been given to how teaching and peer mentoring experiences in higher education shape HL identities. This study examines how a
Mi Yung Park
wiley   +1 more source

Educating for the future : a critical discourse analysis of the field of intercultural business communication [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The investigation analyzes critically the discursive and generic make-up, the conceptual base and educational goals of a new interdisciplinary academic field of enquiry called Intercultural Business Communication as it is pursued in the context of the ...
Zotzmann, Karin
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Making Interview Multilingualism Visible: Transnational Chinese Language Teacher Identity Construction

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines multilingual practices in research interviews, focusing on English lexical insertions in Chinese‐language research interviews with teachers of Chinese in Australian secondary schools, and treating these code‐switches as analytically meaningful rather than incidental.
Chengwen Yuan, Tianwei Zhang, Gary Bonar
wiley   +1 more source

Developing intercultural competence in pre-service teachers from Australia and Malaysia : insights from the “Patches” programme

open access: yes, 2012
Developing intercultural competence in pre-service teachers from Australia and Malaysia: Insights from a Patches program. \ud Innovative pedagogies can offer pre-service teachers the opportunity to develop their intercultural competence and take up more ...
Hepple, Erika
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Teacher Well‐Being Across Career Stages: An Ecological Study of Early‐ and Mid‐Career English Teachers in Japanese Secondary Schools

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Teacher well‐being has garnered increasing attention in language education, as it plays a vital role in shaping both their professional lives and student learning. Although its importance is recognised, further research is still needed to gain a more comprehensive understanding of language teachers' well‐being.
Takeshi Onodera
wiley   +1 more source

Intercultural competence and the promise of understanding

open access: yes, 2016
In this chapter I adopt an interdisciplinary approach in the form of a philosophical investigation into the epistemological assumptions of the concept of competence and the ethical implications for intercultural dialogue.
Giuliana Ferri, Ferri, Giuliana
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Global Englishes Language Teaching Curriculum Innovation: Students’ Learning Experiences and Long‐Term Academic and Career Trajectories

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Given the global spread of English and the recent challenges to English major education, it is essential to explore the potential benefits of implementing Global Englishes in a discipline‐specific context. This qualitative study explored the learning experiences of eight female English major graduates who previously attended Global Englishes ...
Xiaowen (Serina) Xie   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving intercultural communication competence: Fostering bodymindful cage painting

open access: yes, 2009
Click on the link below to access the article (may not be free).The interconnectedness of the world because of the Internet and the interdependence due to trade liberalization have given rise to the need for future graduates to be more interculturally ...
Alagic, Mara   +2 more
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