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Record Nr.

UNINA9910468238503321

Autore

Huo Xiangying

Titolo

Higher education internationalization and English language instruction : intersectionality of race and language in Canadian universities / / Xiangying Huo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

3-030-60599-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 159 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

428.00711

Soggetti

English language - Study and teaching (Higher) - Foreign speakers

English language - Globalization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Conceptual Frameworks -- Chapter 3. The Proliferation of English as a “World” Language -- Chapter 4. Review of Research on Teachers of English as an International Language -- Chapter 5. Methodology -- Chapter 6. Study Findings 1: Students’ Perceptions of the Role of English and English -- Chapter 7. Study Findings 2: A Non-Native English Language Instructor’s Experiences at a Higher Institution Writing Center -- Chapter 8. Discussion and Conclusion -- Appendix.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers new understanding of the implications of pluralism and of transnational movements to higher education and the construct of a “native speaker” within contemporary globalization processes. Theoretically, it calls for a revisioned English as an International Language (EIL) pedagogy and a wider acceptance of EIL and of World Englishes. It challenges the postsecondary education sector to change the discourse around language proficiency to one that engages the “pluralism of English.” As for the applied significance, the book contributes to the work on neo-racism which means racism goes beyond color to stereotypic foreign cultures, nationalities, and exotic accents based on cultural distinctions instead of merely skin differences. The book contributes to higher education policy and



practice, pushing a revisioning of ESL in conceptual and pedagogical ways, such as designing more culturally oriented curriculum, implementing culturally responsive pedagogy, and valuing the teaching proficiency more than the language proficiency.