Training efl/esl teachers for a peaceful Asia-Pacific region

Abstract

In this experimental study which is based on qualitative and quantitative data collection from an experimental and a control group, it has been found that when some educational terms in English Language Teacher Training programs are strengthened in meaning through some adaptations to better convey the message, their effectiveness is increased. Therefore, it is suggested that foreign or second language teachers in the Asia-Pacific region should not teach the target language only for linguistic and communicative purposes but also to introduce characteristics of different cultures and to contribute to educating people who enjoy similarities, respect differences and value human rights.

Evaluating an English Language Teaching Program in terms of Peace Education

“…Different researchers (e.g., Abid, 2016;Finch, 2004;Kruger, 2012;Natarajan, 2018;Renner, 1991;Sun, 2017;Şahin, 2011;Takkaç Tulgar, 2017;Vandrick, 1996;Yphantides, 2010 andYusuf, 2011) have mentioned that peace education can be integrated with ELT, so ELT can help students to become and grow up as peaceful people who are in peace with themselves, the human family and nature. The findings of the present study show that this purpose of peace education has been achieved in the new ELTP of the 12th grade by integrating peace education with ELT in an ELTP in terms of themes, target language functions, and learning objectives, which has not been researched in the studies related to peace education and ELT (Arikan, 2009;Carmel & Yochanna, 2018;Chowdbury, 2013;Gebregeorgis, 2017;Gutiérrez et al, 2020 andMirici, 2008) and ELT curriculum/program evaluation (Alnefaie, 2016;Banegas, 2011;Çelik & Büyükalan Filiz, 2018;El-Okda, 2005;Kaewpet, 2009;Merter et al, 2012;Nam, 2005 andWatanabe, 2006) in the literature.…”

“…Also, some studies researched different aspects of ELT and peace education including contextualizing and teaching English grammar through peace education (Arikan, 2009), using English as a peace-making process with student English language teachers Yochanna, 2018 andChowdbury, 2013), evaluating a local English language course book in terms of peace education (Gebregeorgis, 2017), using memory artifacts as a tool for peace education (Gutiérrez et al, 2020), and training teacher candidates for peace education (Mirici, 2008) in the literature. These studies have two limitations: (a) having been made generally with university students (Arikan, 2009;Carmel & Yochanna, 2018;Chowdbury, 2013 andMirici, 2008) and (b) having focused on the integration of peace education with the specific aspects of ELT such as teaching grammar (Arikan, 2009), ELT course books (Gebregeorgis, 2017), and using English memory artifacts (Gutiérrez et al, 2020). Consequently, the conceptual papers and the research studies have not dealt with how ELT and peace education can be integrated in an English language teaching program or curriculum.…”

Cross‐Cultural Perspectives on Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Children: A Multinational Survey

“…Finally, as we have seen, a number of studies of training programs have documented the desire of EFL teachers to implement techniques in a format that is more contextualized to their particular cultures (Bohn, ; Butler, ; dos Santos Lima & Fontana, ; Guangwei & McKay, ; Z. Lin, ; Mak, ; McKay, ; Mirici, ; Musthafa, ). For example, Palmer and Chodidjah () describe a successful training program for Indonesian teachers (in a network of Islamic schools) that developed contextualization skills in its participants.…”

The Paris Conference on Education 2022: Official Conference Proceedings

“…It has been argued that "the aspect of actually problematizing war can be lost in this exceedingly wide array of contexts" (McCorkle, 2017, p. 5). In addition, with regard to peace education in the TESOL area, several studies have been conducted aiming at realizing both negative and positive peace (e.g., Arikan, 2009;Gebregeorgis, 2016;Mirici, 2008;Tulgar, 2018); however, how peace education could be applied to this realm has not been sufficiently investigated.…”