This paper presents a research project carried out by student teachers in the framework of the English Department of an Israeli teacher training college. Two Jewish student teachers volunteered to do their student teaching practicum in a southern Bedouin village. The student teachers developed and taught a unit in English as Second Language on the differences and similarities between Jewish and Arab cultures for the purpose of promoting intercultural awareness and acceptance. Pen pal letters were written in English and exchanged between children of the Bedouin school and children of a Jewish school. Questionnaires were administered to 58 Bedouin elementary school children before and after the teaching unit in order to investigate the Bedouin children’s attitudes towards multicultural communication between Jews and Arabs. The responses to the questionnaire were analyzed quantitatively and figure drawings of Jewish and Arab people made by the children were analyzed qualitatively as measures of attitudes and stereotypes. It was found that many negative stereotypes were changed as a result of the culture unit taught by the student teachers. As teacher trainers and researchers, we present this project as an example of a researched-based training method for student teachers that have implications for the design of practicum programs.
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INTRODUCTION THEORETICAL BACKGROUND Multicultural Education The Bedouin Culture and Society English as an Authentic Language of Communication METHOD Sample Procedure Data Analysis RESULTS Attitudes Towards Friendship with Jewish People Free-Association Descriptors of Jewish people Children’s Drawings of Arab People and Jewish People Conclusions and Discussion ACKNOWLEDGMENTS THE AUTHORS REFERENCES APPENDIX
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Maureen Rajuan [ Achva Academic College and Hebrew University, Israel ]
Orly Michael [ Achva Academic College and Bar Ilan University, Israel ]
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.