207 research outputs found
Global Englishes language teaching:Bottom-up curriculum implementation
In today's globalised world, the needs of English language learners have changed, particularly those learning to use the English language as a lingua franca. Growing research showcasing the global use of English as a lingua franca (ELF), the creativity of ELF users, and the diverse ways in which they negotiate successful communication in multilingual encounters has numerous implications for the field of TESOL. This article reports on a study with preservice and inâservice TESOL practitioners taking a Global Englishes for Language Teaching (GELT) option course in a 1âyear Master's in TESOL programme at a Russell Group university in the United Kingdom. The study explores attitudes towards GELT but also towards the proposals for, and barriers to, curriculum innovation as well as factors influencing such attitudes. Interviews (n = 21) and questionnaires (n = 47) revealed that attitudes remain norm bound, yet the study revealed a positive orientation towards GELT and provided insights into the feasibility of GELTârelated curriculum innovation and teacher education syllabus design. The study calls for more research with preservice and inâservice TESOL practitioners at different stages of the innovation process to ensure successful and sustainable GELT curricular innovation
Accommodating to English-medium instruction in teacher education in Finland
This study analyses teacher educatorsâ and student teachersâ perceptions of teaching and learning situations in an international English as a lingua franca (ELF) context in an English-medium instruction (EMI) teacher education programme in Finland. The analysis of semi-structured interviews revealed that the participants perceived a partial reversal of traditional teacher and student roles; students assisted voluntarily and teaching became reciprocal. Some teachers reflected on having used typical strategies in ELF context such as code-switching to further communication and engage students. However, teachersâ lack of fluency was sometimes considered causing frustration among students and affected negatively their feeling of being professional teacher educators. Nevertheless, by increasing more learner-led activities, ELF can positively affect teacher education pedagogy.Peer reviewe
Magnetic state of Nb 1 7nm Cu30Ni70 6nm superlattices revealed by Polarized Neutron Reflectometry and SQUID magnetometry
We report results of a magnetic characterization of
[CuNi(6nm)] (x=1-7nm) superlattices using Polarized
Neutron Reflectometry (PNR) and SQUID magnetometry. The study has shown that
the magnetic moment of the structures growths almost linearly from H = 0 to
H = 1.3kOe which is an indirect evidence of antiferromagnetic (AF)
coupling of the magnetic moments in neighbouring layers. PNR, however, did not
detect any in-plane AF coupling. Taking into account the out-of-plane easy axis
of the CuNi layers, this may mean that only the out-of-plane
component of the magnetic moments are AF coupled
Exposing young children to english as a foreign language: the emerging role of world english
âLanguage is only a toolâ: Japanese expatriates working in China and implications for language teaching
Strategic use and perceptions of English as a Lingua Franca
English as a Lingua Franca is today a thriving and vibrant field of research which has sparkedconsiderable debate but also a wealth of studies in various directions. This paper builds on recentresearch in this field and focuses on two areas of investigation, namely pragmatic strategies andperceptions of ELF, while placing them within the larger theoretical framework of ELF studies
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