Chinese University Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of and Attitudes towards ELF

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Yanyan; Du, Xingkun
Titel	Chinese University Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of and Attitudes towards ELF
Quelle	In: Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 22 (2018) 2, S.1-25 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1345-8353
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Official Languages; Cultural Context; College Students; College Faculty; Language Attitudes; Standard Spoken Usage; Native Speakers; Positive Attitudes; Language Teachers; Teaching Methods; Nonmajors; Language Variation; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Office language; Amtssprache; Collegestudent; Fakultät; Sprachverhalten; Gesprochene Sprache; Umgangssprache; Muttersprachler; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sprachenvielfalt
Abstract	It has been widely acknowledged in the academic field that English is being used as a lingua franca among people from various first language backgrounds. However, the notion of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) does not seem to have been integrated into English classrooms, especially in China, a country from the Expanding Circle. As China has the largest population of learners of English as a foreign language, the current study aims to investigate university students' and teachers' perceptions of and attitudes towards ELF in the Chinese context. A total of 168 non-English major students and 30 college English teachers from a top university in Mainland China participated in the study. Two questionnaires were distributed to our student and teacher participants, respectively, and a semi-structured interview was organized afterwards. It was found that neither the students nor the teachers have sufficient knowledge about ELF, despite their awareness of the lingua franca function of English. Both the students and the teachers appear to be deeply attached to "Standard English" under the influence of "native speaker norm" in English teaching contents and methods. However, the students hold highly positive attitudes towards ELF and express their willingness to learn about it in class. Therefore, it is of vital importance for English teachers to reconsider their beliefs and teaching practices and try to incorporate an ELF orientation into English teaching. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics. Cheongji National University of Education. Main Bldg #506, 2065 Cheongnam-ro, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do 28690, Korea. e-mail: paaljournal@gmail.com; Web site: http://paal.kr/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01