Linguistic imperialism, cultural integrity, and EIL

Modiano, Marko

doi:10.1093/elt/55.4.339

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“…Therefore, some language courses are based on interdisciplinary approach to facilitate the teacher and the learners to understand cultural context (Sysoyev & Donelson, 2002). However, Modiano (2001) discusses that English being a lingua franca is spoken in many countries so the cultural elements if not included in the curriculum of an English language course will not affect the learning process. Kitao (1991) highlights, firstly, culture as a motivational tool in learning a foreign language which provides a reason to a learner to learn a foreign language.…”

Section: Ijelccsenetorg International Journal Of English Linguisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

English Language Teaching and Cultural Implications in Saudi Arabia

Farooq

Soomro²,

Umer³

2018

IJEL

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Culture and language are inseparable. Language is used both as a means of communication as well as a carrier of culture. Language without culture is unthinkable, so is human culture without language (Wei, 2005). While teaching a foreign language, a teacher needs to accustom himself with the culture of the target language and the culture of learners. However, teachers in different classrooms in different parts of the world still ignore the importance of culture as a part of language study. This study focuses on perception and practices of teachers regarding culture and English language teaching in Saudi Arabia. The data were collected from 121 (60 male and 61 female) teachers of different cultural background through a questionnaire on their perceptions and implication of teaching target culture in the classroom through English language courses. It was revealed that all teachers have knowledge about the aspects of the target culture to some extent, but how they deal with the target culture is affected highly by the curricular considerations and limitations.

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Section: Ijelccsenetorg International Journal Of English Linguisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

English Language Teaching and Cultural Implications in Saudi Arabia

Farooq

Soomro²,

Umer³

2018

IJEL

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“…A ideia que aqui se defende é de que há necessidade de manutenção de um padrão na língua a fim de conservá-la homogênea. Modiano (2001) expressa posição contrária ao dizer que "agora, a língua franca é propriedade pública e tomou novas características. "…”

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“…The social structure changes and the technological evolution bring new individuals into educational spaces and push the ones involved in these spaces, such as teachers, pedagogical staff and educators, to assume different behaviors towards themselves and their views. The objective of this paper is to show through reports how the participants and their opinions were transformed by making reference to the assumptions provided by Weininger (2006), Bohn (2006), Jordão (2007, Modiano (2001) and McKay (2003) applied to the context of the project "Inglês Verde e Amarelo" (IVA) (Green and Yellow English) at PIBID -English UFPR carried out in 2013. Our focus is the decentralization of the English language from traditional cultural poles based on the international status of the language and on the role of the teacher in presenting the language in relation to the cultures that surround it, especially his/her stand taking into account new learning contexts.…”

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confidence: 99%

Inglês Verde E Amarelo: Experiências No Pibid Inglês Ufpr

Bueno¹,

Ribeiro²,

Braga³

2015

RVX

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Resumo: A visão de ensino tem se modificado à medida que a sociedade evolui. A mudança na estrutura social e a evolução tecnológica trazem novos indivíduos para dentro dos espaços de educação e forçam os organizadores desses espaços, tais como professores, equipe pedagógica e educadores a tomarem novas posições com relação a eles mesmos e suas visões. O objetivo deste trabalho é mostrar através de relatos como esses participantes e suas respectivas opiniões se transformaram, fazendo, para isso, uso de pressupostos fornecidos por Weininger (2006) . Nosso foco é a descentralização da língua inglesa dos polos culturais tradicionais embasada pelo caráter internacional da língua e o papel do professor na apresentação desta em relação às culturas que a cercam, especialmente a postura deste considerando os novos contextos de aprendizagem. Iremos expor três situações e incidiremos sobre elas as palavras dos teóricos escolhidos a fim de tentar definir o que acontece quando se colocam alunos e professores em aprendizado conjunto do que é cultura. Palavras-chave: Ensino de Língua Inglesa; letramento crítico; Inglês como Língua Internacional; interculturalidade. Abstract:The view on teaching has been shifting along with society. The social structure changes and the technological evolution bring new individuals into educational spaces and push the ones involved in these spaces, such as teachers, pedagogical staff and educators, to assume different behaviors towards themselves and their views. The objective of this paper is to show through reports how the participants and their opinions were transformed by making reference to the assumptions provided by Weininger (2006), Bohn (2006), Jordão (2007, Modiano (2001) and McKay (2003) applied to the context of the project "Inglês Verde e Amarelo" (IVA) (Green and Yellow English) at PIBID -English UFPR carried out in 2013. Our focus is the decentralization of the English language from traditional cultural poles based on the international status of the language and on the role of the teacher in presenting the language in relation to the cultures that surround it, especially his/her stand taking into account new learning contexts. We will expose three situations with the help of the theoretical framework chosen in an attempt to define what happens when students and teachers are set to learn together what culture is.

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“…Thus, equipping desired level of English in both writing and oral ability would benefits people in their current job search or future professional career all over the word. Indeed, improving students' English ability become much more important since Taiwan is inevitably affected by globalization as most of its economic, social, and educational activities are linked to the United States., In order to not fall behind, students and graduates who want to pursue their career internationally or advanced education have understood the necessity and importance of learning English [1][2]. It is reasonable to see why the Taiwanese government mandates students to take at least one full year of English class.…”

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Relationship Between Writing Skill and Oral Performance of Taiwanese Students

Kung¹

2017

TECS

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Abstract:English is the most important foreign language in Taiwan because of globalization. Hence, receiving a satisfactory grade in English class is required to all college students before they graduate. In learning English, oral performance and knowing how to write articles and reports are used to evaluate the student's proficiency ability. To understand this issue, this study investigated the relationship between writing skills and oral performance in a sample of 32 students who were randomly selected from a population 140 students in 2 classes. Students' age and gender were used as independent variables while oral performance and writing skills were used as dependent variables. Regression analysis was used to measure relationship between students' oral performance and writing scores. The regression results show that better writing skills significantly improve oral performance as the age of a student increases. Further, students coming from areas other than northern Taiwan present a negative relationship between their writing skills and oral performances. The results of this study present useful findings that inform Taiwanese teachers of English about the importance of improving writing skills on oral performance.

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Linguistic imperialism, cultural integrity, and EIL

Cited by 86 publications

References 7 publications

English Language Teaching and Cultural Implications in Saudi Arabia

English Language Teaching and Cultural Implications in Saudi Arabia

Inglês Verde E Amarelo: Experiências No Pibid Inglês Ufpr

Relationship Between Writing Skill and Oral Performance of Taiwanese Students

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