We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Incorporating world Englishes into undergraduate ESL education courses.
- Authors
ATES, BURCU; ESLAMI, ZOHREH R.; WRIGHT, KATHERINE LANDAU
- Abstract
English has become the language of global communication and users around the globe are adapting it to meet their needs. It is essential for teachers to keep pace with the changing expectation of its users to be able to prepare students for the realities they encounter in today's globalized world. The purpose of our study was to incorporate world Englishes perspectives into required undergraduate ESL education courses in a teacher education program that prepares PreK-6 generalist and grades 4-8 content area teachers in the southwestern United States. Qualitative and quantitative research findings revealed that preservice teachers vastly benefited from exposure to world Englishes perspectives. The study has pedagogical implications for teacher education programs.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ENGLISH as a foreign language; TEACHER education; ENGLISH language in foreign countries; EDUCATION &; globalization; EDUCATION of student teachers; STUDENT teacher attitudes; HIGHER education
- Publication
World Englishes, 2015, Vol 34, Issue 3, p485
- ISSN
0883-2919
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/weng.12149