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Equity or Equality: Outer and Expanding Circle Teachers' Awareness of and Attitudes towards World Englishes and International Proficiency Tests

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Monfared, Abbas – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022

This paper investigates the attitudes of 246 English teachers from Outer and Expanding Circles (EC and OC) towards the global spread of English and the challenges underpinning international proficiency tests. Using a questionnaire, supplemented with interviews with a smaller group of teachers, this study explores how EC and OC teachers perceive…

Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), Language Variation

Exonormativity, Endonormativity or Multilingualism: Teachers' Attitudes towards Pronunciation Issues in Three Kachruian Circles

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Mozaheb, Mohammad Amin; Monfared, Abbas – Journal of English as an International Language, 2020

Despite the accumulated body of debates surrounding English as an international language (EIL), and stronger orientations towards mutual intelligibility, little research has been done on teachers' attitudes towards English pronunciation pedagogy in ELT classes. To address this gap, this study explores the perceptions of 352 English teachers from…

Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)

Where the Difference Lies: Teachers' Perceptions toward Cultural Content of ELT Books in Three Circles of World Englishes

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Monfared, Abbas; Mozaheb, Mohammad Amin; Shahiditabar, Mostafa – Cogent Education, 2016

Drawing on the literature on culture and intercultural communication, current discussions surrounding English as an international language (EIL), and cultural appropriation of ELT books in local communities, this article reports the findings of a qualitative and qualitative research study with English language teachers from Inner (40 American, 36…

Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction