ELF and multilingual justice in English language teaching practices: voices from Indonesian English lecturers

IF 1.6 Q1 LINGUISTICS Asian Englishes Pub Date : 2021-07-31 DOI:10.1080/13488678.2021.1949779

Rina Sari, Z. Rofiq, Uin Maulana Malik, Ibrahim Malang

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ABSTRACT The unprecedented spread of English across geopolitical boundaries has contributed to the recurrent rise of English as a lingua franca (ELF) studies. However, pressure from native English speakers’ norms remains feasible in many English instructional activities in non-English-speaking countries including Indonesia. Using semi-structured interview with four teachers in UMI University, this article examines the perception of Indonesian English teachers towards ELF and the extent to which the ELT practices (may) accommodate multilingual justice. The findings demonstrated that teachers have a complex perception and ambivalent attitude towards ELF as they think ELF is important for the students, but, due to lack of support from institution and colleagues, they tend to orient their teaching activities to native English norms. Also, the current practice of ELT doesn’t (yet) accommodate justice for multilingual learners. A more systematic institutional policy needs to be undertaken to reinforce the teachers’ existing positive perspective towards ELF.

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英语教学实践中的ELF与多语公正:来自印尼英语讲师的声音

摘要英语在地缘政治领域的空前传播，促成了英语作为一种通用语言（ELF）研究的反复兴起。然而，在包括印度尼西亚在内的非英语国家的许多英语教学活动中，来自母语为英语的人的规范的压力仍然是可行的。通过对UMI大学四名教师的半结构化访谈，本文考察了印尼英语教师对ELF的看法，以及ELT实践（可能）在多大程度上适应多语言公正。研究结果表明，教师对ELF有着复杂的认知和矛盾的态度，因为他们认为ELF对学生很重要，但由于缺乏机构和同事的支持，他们倾向于将教学活动导向母语英语规范。此外，目前的英语教学实践（还）没有为多语言学习者提供公平的待遇。需要采取更系统的制度政策，以加强教师对ELF现有的积极看法。

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Asian Englishes LINGUISTICS-

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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.