What language variety should be the target of learning for English as an international language? This paper proposes that in those Asian countries where English learners’ primary purpose is to be able to use English for academic and professional purposes (EAPP) in order to join international academic and professional discourse communities, it is the language and culture of the academic and professional varieties of English which should be the primary target of instruction rather than ‘general English’ and ‘general culture’. The analytical framework of genre analysis (Swales, 1990) naturally shifts the focus of analysis away from the “idealized native speaker” of an idealized target language defined by national borders, and allows us instead to analyze and teach to the actual performance of expert members of real professional English-medium discourse communities. Such expert members may as easily be non-native speakers of English as native speakers. Content-based instruction (CBI), and language immersion provide promising models of instruction in the primary and secondary institutions to prepare students for this kind of learning purpose; alternative models for CBI and EAPP are also suggested for tertiary education. Web-based resources for teachers and administrators on CBI and language immersion are included in the references.
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WHY ASIAN STUDENTS LEARN ENGLISH LEARNING PURPOSE BEST MODEL OF ENGLISH GENRE ANALYSIS AND DISCOURSE COMMUNITIES GENRES AT THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVELS ADDITIVE BILINGUALISM INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS: CONTENT-BASED INSTRUCTION AND LANGUAGE IMMERSION MODELS FOR THE TERTIARY LEVEL CONCLUSION THE AUTHOR REFERENCES
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Elaine Tarone [ University of Minnesota, United State ]
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.