Task Descriptions of Non-Western English
With Cross-Cultural Evaluations and Discussions of Language Choice
(Sprache: Englisch)
Many English tests/textbooks based on Western culture are often irrelevant or inappropriate for non-Western regions, yet English instruction in such regions should be based on real world English use. Therefore, this research describes 1042 tasks of...
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Many English tests/textbooks based on Western culture are often irrelevant or inappropriate for non-Western regions, yet English instruction in such regions should be based on real world English use. Therefore, this research describes 1042 tasks of non-Western English in home regions of 29 English teachers from Uganda/Kenya, Sudan, the Arabian Gulf, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, India, and the Philippines. Cross-cultural evaluation via confirmation survey with member checks categorized the tasks of reading/writing/speaking/ listening in home/work/school/community domains. Analysis indicates tasks culturally appropriate in all but 1-2 regions and tasks problematic in more than half. Participant language choice was influenced by country/politics, religion, geography/climate, socioeconomics, region, strong emotions, and language policy in government/school. The task descriptions of non-Western English, cross-cultural evaluation and discussion of language choice are useful to professionals in task-based test/instructional materials development and world Englishes. This project also presents cross-cultural challenges of sociolinguistic research in the Middle East during the Iraq war.
Autoren-Porträt von Betty Lanteigne
Lanteigne, BettyBetty Lanteigne, PhD: Studied rhetoric and linguistics, specializing in language assessment and sociolinguistics, at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Has taught English as a second language in the USA and English as a foreign language in the Middle East for 14 years. Assistant Professor of Linguistics at American University of Sharjah, UAE.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Betty Lanteigne
- 2008, 216 Seiten, Maße: 15 x 22 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.
- ISBN-10: 3639036794
- ISBN-13: 9783639036794
Sprache:
Englisch
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