KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Fan (Gabriel) Fang, English Language Centre, Shantou University
Professional Identity of Chinese Teachers of English in the Globalized World
Abstract
The English language has spread and developed as a global language today, facilitating communication among people of different lingua-cultures. From the perspective of English as a lingua franca (ELF), this paper investigates the construction and negotiation of Chinese teachers of English at the university level. As the ELF paradigm has challenged the traditional native ideology, this paper argues the importance of moving beyond the native speaker model in the field of English language teaching (ELT), and focusing more on glocalized ELT practices. This will, however, require local ELT practitioners to challenge the native ideology of ELT, and to integrate local Englishes into teaching practices for the application of critical pedagogy to actual practice.
Biographicals
Fan (Gabriel) Fang obtained his PhD from the Centre for Global Englishes, University of Southampton, UK, and an MA from the University of Leeds, UK. He is currently lecturer in Shantou University. His research interests include English as a lingua franca, language attitude and identity, intercultural communication, and ELT. He has actively presented papers at international conferences and published articles in journals including English Today, The Asian Journal of Applied Linguistics, and The Journal of Asia TEFL.
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