ERIC Number: EJ1232704
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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"English Is a Mishmash of Everything": Examining the Language Attitudes and Teaching Beliefs of British Asian Multilingual Teachers
Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, v16 n3 p178-204 2019
The author reports on a qualitative investigation of the language attitudes of multilingual British South Asian English language teachers. Data are drawn from both interviews and focus groups to demonstrate the participants underlying conception of language and their awareness and attitudes toward Indian English and how they coalesce their "duty" as English language teachers and their beliefs about language variation. The author observes underlying differences in the attitudes of first- and second-generation migrants and argues that this is related to their early experiences of English language variation and their exposure to either single- or dual-language ideologies. Therefore, the author supports other research that attitudes related to "correct" language is ingrained in childhood experiences. It is also argued that changes are required in current teacher training to raise awareness of World Englishes and English as a lingua franca to equip teachers with the necessary skills to respond to a new global linguistic landscape.
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Asians, Indians, Language Variation, Multilingualism, Immigrants, Standard Spoken Usage, Official Languages, Metalinguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Continuing Education, Cultural Background, Teacher Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Discourse Analysis, Content Analysis, Code Switching (Language)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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