ERIC Number: ED496799
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 206
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: ISBN-1-9311-8518-2
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Teaching English from a Global Perspective. Case Studies in TESOL Practice Series
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL)
To be an English teacher today is to play an inevitable part in the globalizing of English. This volume canvasses important questions for English language teachers that are posed by the phenomenon of a global English: (1) Whose language? English speakers today are more likely to use English with multilingual speakers than with monolingual speakers; (2) Which speakers? Emphasizing the second language user rather than the native speaker shifts the focus to the realities of global uses of English; (3) Which language? English teachers are increasingly challenged to help learners select the most appropriate variety of English for different circumstances; (4) Which standard? Learners' rather than teachers' English-language-using contexts will increasingly be the main reference point for learning; (5) Which teachers? Language teaching professionals should challenge the prevailing dichotomy of native versus nonnative-speaking teachers; (6) Which approaches? Teachers should consider which methods are most appropriate for the varieties learners need and expect in their local contexts; (7) Which texts? To teach from a global perspective, teachers need to help students navigate evolving forms of discourse, text, and visual image; and (8) Which practices? The contributors provide numerous practical suggestions for exploring the complex dimensions of teaching English as a global language. Following a preface by the series editor and, Chapter 1: Interrogating New Worlds of English Language Teaching (Anne Burns), this book is divided into three parts. Part I, Whose Language?, presents the following chapters: (2) World Englishes: Pedagogical Practices in the TESOL Preparatory Sequence (Kimberley Brown); and (3) When Teaching in English Is One's Business: Helping Business Faculty Use English as an International Language of Education (Patricia Friedrich). Part II, Which Speakers?, continues with the following chapters: (4) How to Spell Culture in Language Teacher Education Programs (A. J. Meier); and (5) Preparing Future Users of English as an International Language (Aya Matsuda). Part III, Which Language?, concludes with: (6) Reaching Resolutions: Negotiating a Global English in a Multicultural Classroom (Simone Evans). A list of references and resources is also included.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Multilingualism, Global Approach, English Instruction, Teacher Education, Native Speakers, Monolingualism, English Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Standards, Language Variation, Instructional Materials, Student Diversity
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Language: English
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