Rethinking language teacher education in the Global Englishes paradigm: the Cline of Glocality in Singapore

IF 1.6 Q1 LINGUISTICS

Asian Englishes Pub Date : 2022-04-29 DOI:10.1080/13488678.2022.2062539

E. Low

引用次数: 0

Abstract

ABSTRACT Education in Singapore is set against a background that is ethnically, linguistically and culturally diverse. Singapore’s deliberate language policy and planning saw the birth of English-knowing bilinguals who are proficient in both English and their ethnically ascribed mother tongues. This has given rise to Singaporeans whose English proficiency level allows them to be globally competent and whose use of English in the local context has also led to the development of Singapore Englishes (i.e. Standard Singapore English and Colloquial Singapore English or Singlish) operating together in what Low and Pakir describe as the Cline of Glocality. Adopting the Global Englishes paradim, this article discusses how language teacher education needs to be rethought in order to capture the nuancing in the uses of Singapore Englishes in order to achieve the delicate balance between global competence of its users and the local realities surrounding its use.

查看原文本刊更多论文

全球英语范式下的语文教师教育再思考——新加坡的光辉历程

摘要新加坡的教育背景是种族、语言和文化的多样性。新加坡深思熟虑的语言政策和计划催生了懂英语的双语者，他们精通英语及其种族母语。这造就了新加坡人，他们的英语水平使他们能够胜任全球工作，并且他们在当地使用英语也导致了新加坡英语（即标准新加坡英语和口语新加坡英语或Singlish）的发展，Low和Pakir称之为“全球语门”。本文采用全球英语范式，讨论了如何重新思考语言教师教育，以捕捉新加坡英语使用的变化，从而在其用户的全球能力和当地使用情况之间实现微妙的平衡。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Asian Englishes LINGUISTICS-

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

18.80%

发文量

期刊介绍： Asian Englishes seeks to publish the best papers dealing with various issues involved in the diffusion of English and its diversification in Asia and the Pacific. It aims to promote better understanding of the nature of English and the role which it plays in the linguistic repertoire of those who live and work in Asia, both intra- and internationally, and in spoken and written form. The journal particularly highlights such themes as: 1.Varieties of English in Asia – Including their divergence & convergence (phonetics, phonology, prosody, vocabulary, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse, rhetoric) 2.ELT and English proficiency testing vis-a-vis English variation and international use of English 3.English as a language of international and intercultural communication in Asia 4.English-language journalism, literature, and other media 5.Social roles and functions of English in Asian countries 6.Multicultural English and mutual intelligibility 7.Language policy and language planning 8.Impact of English on other Asian languages 9.English-knowing bi- and multilingualism 10.English-medium education 11.Relevance of new paradigms, such as English as a Lingua Franca, to Asian contexts. 12.The depth of penetration, use in various domains, and future direction of English in (the development of) Asian Societies.