The worldwide spread of English as an International Language (EIL) is obvious. In particular, parallel with the increasing popularity of English teaching and learning in countries where English is regarded as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL), Anglo-American culture has likewise been spread. A case in point is China, the country with the world’s largest population of English learners, where English has gained a remarkable and high status. Using a questionnaire, this study first investigates views on teaching and learning culture among students of a key provincial public university in Southern China. Following up with triangulation through selected interviews and focus group discussion, the paper furthermore presents certain reasonable models for teaching culture in China today. The findings will be analysed and discussed in terms of teaching and learning culture within the framework of World Englishes (WE) in China. This paper finally concludes that it is important to teach both the international cultures of ‘Englishes’ and the source culture alongside each other.
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION An Overview of World Englishes The Variety of English in China A PERSPECTIVE TOWARDS CULTURE TEACHING The Role of Culture Teaching in the EFL Class Reasons for Teaching Culture in the Framework of World Englishes Research Methodology and Purpose FINDINGS IMPLICATIONS AND REFLECTIONS CONCLUSION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THE ARTHOR REFERENCES APPENDIX
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World Englishesculture teachingEFLmulticulturalismintercultural communicative competence
저자
Fan Fang [ English Language Centre, Shantou University, China ]
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.