Nonnative Speaker English Teachers

Author : George Braine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-05
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781135152017

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According to current estimates, about eighty percent of English teachers worldwide are nonnative speakers of the language. The nonnative speaker movement began a decade ago to counter the discrimination faced by these teachers and to champion their causes. As the first single-authored volume on the topic since the birth of the movement, this book fills the need for a coherent account that: traces the origins and growth of the movement summarizes the research that has been conducted highlights the challenges faced by nonnative speaker teachers promotes NNS teachers’ professional growth. No discussion of world Englishes or the spread of English internationally is now complete without reference to the NNS movement. This book celebrates its first decade and charts a direction for its growth and development.

Author : George Braine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135152024

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Nonnative Speaker English Teachers by George Braine Pdf

According to current estimates, about eighty percent of English teachers worldwide are nonnative speakers of the language. The nonnative speaker movement began a decade ago to counter the discrimination faced by these teachers and to champion their causes. As the first single-authored volume on the topic since the birth of the movement, this book fills the need for a coherent account that: traces the origins and growth of the movement summarizes the research that has been conducted highlights the challenges faced by nonnative speaker teachers promotes NNS teachers’ professional growth. No discussion of world Englishes or the spread of English internationally is now complete without reference to the NNS movement. This book celebrates its first decade and charts a direction for its growth and development.

Author : George Braine
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780415876315

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This book traces the origins and growth of the nonnative speaker teacher movement in TESOL since its birth a decade ago, summarizes the research that has been conducted, highlights the challenges faced by NNS teachers, and promotes NNS teachers' professional growth.

Author : George Braine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135461867

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Non-native Educators in English Language Teaching by George Braine Pdf

The place of native and non-native speakers in the role of English teachers has probably been an issue ever since English was taught internationally. Although ESL and EFL literature is awash, in fact dependent upon, the scrutiny of non-native learners, interest in non-native academics and teachers is fairly new. Until recently, the voices of non-native speakers articulating their own concerns have been even rarer. This book is a response to this notable vacuum in the ELT literature, providing a forum for language educators from diverse geographical origins and language backgrounds. In addition to presenting autobiographical narratives, these authors argue sociopolitical issues and discuss implications for teacher education, all relating to the theme of non-native educators in ETL. All of the authors are non-native speakers of English. Some are long established professionals, whereas others are more recent initiates to the field. All but one received part of the higher education in North America, and all except two of the chapters are at least partially contextualized in North America. Particularly relevant for non-native speakers who aspire to enter the profession, graduate students in TESOL programs, and teacher educators, the unique nature of this book's contributors and its contents will interest researchers and professionals in applied linguistics generally and in ELT, and all those who are concerned with the role of non-native speakers in English-language teaching.

Author : Enric Llurda
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 038732822X

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Non-Native Language Teachers by Enric Llurda Pdf

As non-natives are increasingly found teaching languages, particularly English, both in ESL and EFL contexts, the identification of their specific contributions and their main strengths has become more relevant than ever. This volume provides different approaches to the study of non-native teachers: NNS teachers as seen by students, teachers, graduate supervisors, and by themselves. It contributes seldom-explored perspectives, like classroom discourse analysis, and social-psychological framework to discuss conceptions of NNS teachers.

Author : Péter Medgyes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03
Category : English language
ISBN : 1901760111

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The Non-Native Teacher by Péter Medgyes Pdf

Author : Juan de Dios Martinez Agudo
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501504143

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Native and Non-Native Teachers in English Language Classrooms by Juan de Dios Martinez Agudo Pdf

Despite being highly debated in applied linguistics and L2 teaching literature, the controversial issue of (non)nativeness still remains unresolved. Contemporary critical research has questioned the theoretical foundations of the nativeness paradigm, which still exerts a strong influence in the language teaching profession. Written by well-known researchers and teacher educators from all over the world, both NSs and NNSs, the selected contributions of this volume cover a great variety of aspects related to the professional role and status of both NS and NNS teachers in terms of both perceived differences and professional concerns and challenges. The strongest aspects of this volume are the global perspectives and the implications for future research and teacher education. It is precisely this international perspective which makes this volume illustrative of different realities with a similar objective in mind: the improvement of second language teaching and teacher education. In today's world, being a NS or NNS should not really matter but rather teachers' professional competences. This publication thus provides a forum of reflection and discussion for all L2 educators who need to be aware of how much they might offer to their future students.

Author : Svenja Christen
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-25
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783640517893

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Native or Non-native speakers. Who are the better English teachers? by Svenja Christen Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English - Miscellaneous, grade: 1, , language: English, abstract: In today’s globalised world language knowledge becomes more and more important for good and skilled communication. Especially the knowledge of one language – the world language English – is necessary to be competitive and able to communicate worldwide. The status of English as a world language is obviously due to its large amount of native speakers all over the world, but also its simplicity in grammar, structure and vocabulary makes it to one of the most important languages in the world. There are approximately 380 million native speakers of English and more than 700 non-native speakers of English all over the world, which results in large parts of today’s communication taking place in English. Thus good English language knowledge is a precondition for many jobs and educations. This places great importance on today’s English language education. It has to be of high quality and learners have to acquire the language as good and as fast as possible. But who can perform the job of an English teacher best? There has been lots of discussion in the past years about whether native or non-native speakers are better at language teaching. Due to globalisation also the amount of English teachers available is rising steadily. Today’s English teachers come from a broad range of different countries and thus have differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Those backgrounds have again influence on the teachers’ teaching styles and methods and their general understanding of the teaching context and their students. Moreover, today’s English teachers have different levels of knowledge of the target language and culture. In this paper, I will thus have a look at the following question: Native speakers of English or non-native speakers of English – who are the better English teachers? Native speakers, on the one hand know their language perfectly, faultlessly and naturally. Non-natives on the other hand are more familiar with the students’ language learning process and have a better understanding of the learners’ needs. Thus, who is the ideal language teacher for the challenging task of teaching the world language English?

Author : Dikilita?, Kenan,Erten, Ismail Hakki
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781522517481

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Facilitating In-Service Teacher Training for Professional Development by Dikilita?, Kenan,Erten, Ismail Hakki Pdf

As new trends emerge in the realm of education, instructors are faced with the task of continuing development in order to stay up to date on the latest teaching methodologies for both virtual and face-to-face education. Facilitating In-Service Teacher Training for Professional Development is a pivotal reference source for the latest research on the scenarios faced by in-service educators, uncovering models, recent trends, and perceptions of in-service teacher training. Featuring extensive coverage across a range of relevant perspectives, such as teacher identity, collaborative teacher development, and exploratory practice, this book is ideally designed for researchers, practitioners, and professionals seeking current research on the need for continuing development in teacher education.

Author : David L. Sigsbee,Bruce W. Speck,Bruce Maylath
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : UCSC:32106014644717

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Approaches to Teaching Non-Native English Speakers Across the Curriculum by David L. Sigsbee,Bruce W. Speck,Bruce Maylath Pdf

This volume of New Directions for Teaching and Learning makes the knowledge and skills of academic specialists available to subject-area faculty who deal with the writing and oral communication styles of non-native users of English in their classrooms. The chapters offer information and much-needed advice in nontechnical language about ways to help these students improve their writing and speaking skills in content-area courses. The volume also considers the points of view of the students themselves and discusses their differing levels of intent about becoming proficient in English writing and speaking. The authors are specialists from institutions of higher education across the United States, and their academic fields included English as a Second Language, composition theory, editing, technical editing, interpersonal communication, oral communication, and linguistics. Faculty, especially those involved in writing-across-the-curriculum programs, will find this an invaluable help in dealing with the writing aspects of their courses, and those in charge of faculty development activities will particularly welcome this volume for use in their seminars. This is the 70th issues of the journals New Directions for Teaching and Learning. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.

Author : Thomas M. Paikeday,Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Mississauga, Ont. : Paikeday Pub.
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Language acquisition
ISBN : UOM:39015012063908

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The Native Speaker is Dead! by Thomas M. Paikeday,Noam Chomsky Pdf

Author : Braj B. Kachru
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005-02-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789622096653

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Asian Englishes by Braj B. Kachru Pdf

This book provides crucial reading for students and researchers of world Englishes. It is an insightful and provocative study of the forms and functions of English in Asia, its acculturation and nativization, and the innovative dimensions of Asian creativity. It contextualizes a variety of theoretical, applied and ideological issues with refreshing interpretations and reevaluations and can be used both as a classroom text and a resource volume.

Author : Ahmar Mahboob
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781443820370

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The NNEST Lens by Ahmar Mahboob Pdf

The NNEST Lens invites you to imagine how the field of TESOL and applied linguistics can develop if we use the multilingual, multicultural, and multinational perspectives of a NNEST (Non Native English Speakers in TESOL) lens to re-examine our assumptions, practices, and theories in the field. The NNEST lens as described in and developed through this volume is a lens of multilingualism, multinationalism, and multiculturalism through which NNESTs and NESTs—as classroom practitioners, researchers, and teacher educators—take diversity as a starting point in their understanding and practice of their profession. The 16 original contributions to this volume include chapters that question theoretical frameworks and research approaches used in studies in applied linguistics and TESOL, as well as chapters that share strategies and approaches to classroom teaching, teacher education, and education management and policy. As such, this volume will be of interest to a wide range of students, practitioners, researchers, and academics in the fields of education and linguistics.

Author : Lía D. Kamhi-Stein
Publisher : University of Michigan Press ELT
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : English language
ISBN : UCSC:32106017729010

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Learning and Teaching from Experience by Lía D. Kamhi-Stein Pdf

The majority teachers of English to speakers of other languages around the world are nonnative speakers of English themselves. Learning and Teaching from Experience presents a wide range of views on NNES (nonnative English speaking) professionals in ESL and EFL settings at various academic levels-including K-12, adult education, community college, and university. This informative volume is divided into the sections focusing on theoretical underpinnings, research, teacher preparation, and classroom application specific to issues facing NNES professionals. Learning and Teaching from Experience is also one of the first volumes to present work by the founding members of the caucus for nonnative English-speakers in the national TESOL professional association, who are rightly considered to be experts in the field. This book will surely interest NNES teachers and researchers, as well as teacher educators and their trainees in the United States and abroad.

Author : Clara Winterfeld
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 5 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783668682979

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Is it better to learn English from a native or a non-native speaker teacher? by Clara Winterfeld Pdf

Essay from the year 2017 in the subject English - Pedagogy, Didactics, Literature Studies, , language: English, abstract: For decades, there has been a widespread assumption in the field of English language education that native speakers are better teachers. They are said ‘to speak “unaccented” English, understand and use idiomatic expressions fluently, and completely navigate the culture of at least one English-dominant society. As a result, nonnative English-speaking educators have found themselves often implicitly, and sometimes explicitly discriminated against’ native speakers of English. Around the world 80 per cent of English language teachers are non-native speakers of English. But native speakers of English are usually given more value: they find it easier to get a job as an English teacher and get in general better payed. They are seen as belonging to a higher professional status than non-native speakers. It is said that as native speakers grew up speaking English they are more acquainted with the language and with that provide a better language education to their students.