Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages as a Non-native English Speaker
A special issue of Education Sciences (ISSN 2227-7102).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 October 2023) | Viewed by 1664
Special Issue Editor
Interests: TESOL teacher education; TESOL teacher professional development; non-native teacher identity; intercultural communication competence in educational context; online vs. f2f teaching; teacher autonomy; learner autonomy; formal vs. informal learning; task-based learning and teaching
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue covers multiple perspectives in which non-native English speaking teachers work with students who learn English as a foreign/second language (EFL/ESL). These EFL/ESL speakers have formed the largest teacher and learner groups and the major stake-holders in English as an international language around the world. This is because the English language is taught and learned as a compulsory subject in universities, technical colleges, high schools, primary schools, and even pre-schools. To help them learn effectively, it is important that TESOL teachers identify key issues in teaching and learning EFL and ESL, and research the solutions in terms of the student groups they are working with. The multiple perspectives can broadly cover language, intercultural, and psychological dimensions of the teaching pedagogy. Some of the specific topics could include but are not limited to the following:
a. Linguistic dimension
- Using a communicative approach to teaching EFL/ESL grammar;
- Task-based language teaching of vocabulary;
- Testing speaking skills in an authentic context.
b. Intercultural dimension
- Intercultural differences in vocabulary through contrasting L1 and L2;
- Understanding different cultural practices in politeness/impoliteness in classroom activities;
- Acting intercultural communication differences through role plays.
c. Psychological dimension
- Signs of anxiety when presenting in English;
- Lack of personal confidence in face-to-face intercultural interaction;
- Increasing student motivation in learning EFL/ESL.
Dr. Ping Yang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- non-native speakers
- task-based language teaching
- informal language learning
- language teaching/learning as intercultural interaction
- communicative competence
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