Kachru's circles and the growth of professionalism in TESOL

Alatis, James E.

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“…Following Eraut's () model, Davison () examined English as a second language (ESL) teachers' PD programs and highlighted the necessity for a PD program to address differing needs among the participating teachers at different stages of PD as well as other critical factors that shape their varying personal working conditions and environments. Taking into account the changing contexts where TESOL practitioners work, Alatis () foregrounds issues concerning the definition of TESOL, whereas Bolton and Kachru () highlight a shift in focus from “English” to “Englishes,” and to differing academic approaches in the field (Richards & Lockhart, ). This shift has thus called for up‐to‐date professional knowledge that ESL/EFL teachers should have in order to meet the changing needs in the profession.…”

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Language Teachers' Attitudes, Beliefs, Professional Knowledge, and Views on Professional Development: An Exploratory Study at a Preschool TEFL Setting

Zheng

2012

TESOL Journal

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This article reports on an exploratory study of English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' attitudes, beliefs, and professional knowledge about teaching EFL (TEFL) in a preschool setting in China. The investigation is structured on a two-dimensional grid based on Calderhead's (1996) categorisation of teachers' attitudes and beliefs and Richards's (1996) two-dimensional division of EFL teachers' professional knowledge. It aims to explore relationships between teachers' attitudes and beliefs and their professional knowledge as well as their connections to views on a TEFL professional development program. The study shows that EFL teachers demonstrate an eminent form-focused inclination in their beliefs and professional knowledge, which is translated into a strong desire for new teaching methods to be introduced in a professional development program. The article concludes with a brief account of the study's implications for the design of a TEFL professional development program.

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Language Teachers' Attitudes, Beliefs, Professional Knowledge, and Views on Professional Development: An Exploratory Study at a Preschool TEFL Setting

Zheng

2012

TESOL Journal

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“…In contrast, for English minors, students primarily consider English a tool for intercultural communication, and they are aware that they can use English in other contexts, rather than academic achievement [33]. Hence, they are more open to English learning [34]. They do not think they need to speak standard English and have a native-like accent.…”

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University Students’ Attitudes towards English as a Lingua Franca in a Multilingual Sustainable Society

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Fan³

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Sustainability

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The present study investigated Macao university students’ attitudes towards English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). Macao maintains a diverse multilingual society, with speakers from several cultures converging into one city for work and travel. Traditionally, the common languages of communication have been Chinese and Portuguese, due to Macao’s historical connection with both mainland China and Portugal. However, with the development of tourism and economy, English has become a lingua franca in the city. Despite this, it is unclear what attitudes are held about ELF and whether these attitudes may differ according to academic interest, academic background, and experience with intercultural communication. To address this need, 303 university students completed a survey measuring attitudes towards ELF on five dimensions. Afterwards, nine participants were interviewed to expand on their survey responses. The descriptive results indicated that in general Macao university students’ attitudes towards ELF were positive in many aspects, but also included conservative attitudes. Results from t-tests showed that English minors, local Macao students, and students who have overseas intercultural communication experience held more positive attitudes towards ELF than English majors, mainland Chinese students, and those without overseas experience, respectively. Implications for English teaching in Macao are discussed.

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“…Englishization causes changes in the native language. 8 Both processes are triggered by language contact and the natural inclination in users to mould the medium to express relevant contextual realities.…”

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Study of Bilingualism in The White Tiger and The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Sharma

2017

IJELLH

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The present article deals that bilingualism is when two languages to come into contact. It focuses on the doctrines which are required to take an account of how people mix language in creative writings. It encompasses the complex phenomenon of the Nativization and Englishization which is studied in some details. The present study aims to analyze and categorize in terms of different processes involved in Nativization. The focus is on when and why the speaker or writer feels the need to mix lexical items and linguistic features of two different languages in a sentence, how a speaker handles these languages simultaneously and what crucial features are needed in mixing. The study of bilingualism proves extremely beneficial, especially when the reader and writer are from different socio-cultural background. In cross-cultural communication people have to switch to other language on demand of the situation ie when the equivalent word in target language does not reflect the same meaning that is conveyed in the mother tongue or for assigning a precise socio-cultural sense.

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Kachru's circles and the growth of professionalism in TESOL

Abstract: Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S026607840500204XHow to cite this article: James E. Alatis (2005). Kachru's circles and the growth of professionalism in TESOL. English Today, null, pp 25-34

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Language Teachers' Attitudes, Beliefs, Professional Knowledge, and Views on Professional Development: An Exploratory Study at a Preschool TEFL Setting

Language Teachers' Attitudes, Beliefs, Professional Knowledge, and Views on Professional Development: An Exploratory Study at a Preschool TEFL Setting

University Students’ Attitudes towards English as a Lingua Franca in a Multilingual Sustainable Society

Study of Bilingualism in The White Tiger and The Reluctant Fundamentalist

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