‘I was like, just wow!’: insights from Global Englishes teacher professional development

IF 1.6 Q1 LINGUISTICS

Asian Englishes Pub Date : 2022-01-31 DOI:10.1080/13488678.2021.1989546

D. Prabjandee, F. Fang

引用次数: 8

Abstract

ABSTRACT The global spread of English presents a multitude of challenges for teachers who must instruct learners differently to help them use English with a variety of people in multilingual contexts. However, prior research has largely ignored the question of how to support teachers to tackle these challenges. This study attempts to provide teacher professional development for implementing Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT). An explanatory mixed-methods research design was used to document the effects of a teacher professional development program received by teachers. The findings showed that teachers reported having increased knowledge of GELT, slightly changed attitudes toward GELT, and ambivalently improved skills for implementing GELT. Four aspects of the professional development contributed to these changes: practical, experiential, theoretical, and inspirational. Implications for providing GELT teacher professional development were also discussed.

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“我当时想，哇！”：全球英语教师专业发展透视

摘要英语的全球传播给教师带来了诸多挑战，他们必须以不同的方式指导学习者，帮助他们在多语言环境中与不同的人一起使用英语。然而，先前的研究在很大程度上忽略了如何支持教师应对这些挑战的问题。本研究试图为实施全球英语语言教学（GELT）提供教师的专业发展。采用解释性混合方法研究设计来记录教师接受的教师专业发展计划的效果。研究结果显示，教师们报告说，他们对GELT的知识有所增加，对GELT态度略有改变，并矛盾地提高了实施GELT的技能。职业发展的四个方面促成了这些变化：实践性、体验性、理论性和启发性。还讨论了提供GELT教师专业发展的意义。

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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.