Globalization of English

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Globalization of English
Implications for Research-at-work

• TESOL Researchers Group
• School of Education
• UniSA

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Session Outline

• Who we are
• What we research and why
• How the TR Group functions

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Dararat Khampusaen
Hui Du
Jenny Barnett
Bayu Wicaksono
John walsh
Jill Burton
Anne Swan
Lyn Bray
Monica Behrend
Ngoc Doan
Phiona Stanley
Zheng Lin
Darinthorn Inthapthim
Virginia Hussin
Phairin Rugsakorn
Tawatchai Chaisiri
Raquel Tomasa R Ho
Sutida Ngonkum
Sawitri Suwanaroa
Xinqi Zhou
Supalux Sri-sumang
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Japan
South Korea
China
East Asia comprises the 15 countries or education
systems of Southeast and Northeast Asia
Taiwan
Hongkong SAR
Myanmar
Laos
Thailand
Vietnam
Cambodia
Philippines
Brunei Darussalam
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
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Japan
South Korea
China
Our research links to 8 of them
Taiwan
Myanmar
Hongkong SAR
Laos
Thailand
Vietnam
Cambodia
Philippines
Brunei Darussalam
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
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Much of our current research occurs
in East Asia
with East Asian students educators
in support of East Asian interests
Using East Asian theorists.
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What we research why
Workplace concerns have led to
Workplace research, and
Workplace-related research
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The research we want to talk about relates to
English as an International Language
Challenges for English language teaching (ELT)
Foreign teachers and local teachers
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English as an International Language (EIL)
Ngoc Doan
Monica Behrend
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Some facts
Three special roles of an international language.
(Crystal, D 2003)
English is now functioning as
1. Mother tongue (ENL) 2. Official second
language (ESL) 3. Official foreign language (EFL)
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Some facts

• Current wide spread of English around the world
  (Strevens 1980 Graddol 1997 Crystal 2003)

1.5 2 billion users
¾ are in ESL EFL
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Some facts

• In East Asia

4 countries as Second language 11 countries as
Foreign language
(Adapted from Kam Wong 2003)
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How EFL model work
British/American
Native speakers (as model)
Native ownership
Native received
Native teachers (the best)
Eg. CLT
Eg. Cambridge/Oxford
Natives
(Adapted from Burns 2005)
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Questions
Should the prevailing standard Englishes (i.e.
Standard British English and General American)
continue to be taught as models of correctness to
learners needing English for international
communication? (Tomlinson 2006)
Do you think learners needing English for
international communication should develop their
self-esteem as users of EIL? (Tomlinson 2006)
How should English as an international language
be taught to learners needing English for
international communication? (Tomlinson 2006)
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Transnational education

• Globalisation

EFL
English language of instruction
Students use of English for study only a
dilemma
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Challenges for English Language Teaching in East
Asian Universities
Bayu Wicaksono
Sutida Ngonkum
Sawitri Suwanaroa
Xinqi Zhou
Ngoc Doan
Tawatchai Chaisiri
Darinthorn Inthapthim
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INDONESIA
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CHINA
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Vietnam
Quantitative vs Qualitative
Continuity vs Change
Cultural identity vs Globalisation
Challenges
Traditional vs Modern
Resource constraints vs Innovations
(Adapted from Kam Wong 2003)
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THAILAND
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Foreign Teachers and Local Teachers Sharing
Professional Perspectives
Phairin Rugsakorn
Supalux Sri-sumang
Lyn Bray
Anne Swan
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How the TR Group Functions
Jenny Barnett
Dararat Khampusaen
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The aim of the TR Group is
to build community and develop a TESOL research
culture at UniSA

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The TR Group provides the opportunity to
become aware of each others work and share ideas
about it
clarify research ideas with others who have a
similar research base
share resources
jointly contribute to the outside society.
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TR Group culture
Globalisation
TESOL culture
University culture
Country culture
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Thank You
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• Anne Swan
• Professional position Part-time tutor in School
  of Education and School of Management, UniSA.
• Research topic Investigating and describing the
  linguistic and cultural expertise of bi- and
  multi-lingual teachers of English with the aim of
  suggesting ways of incorporating this expertise
  in English language teaching programs around the
  world.
• Current research status Beginning year 2 of 5 -
  writing literature review.

Anne Swan
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Bayu Wicaksono

• Bayu Wicaksono
• Professional position Lecturer of English at the
  University of Muhammadiyah, Malang, Indonesia.
• Research topic An investigation of possible
  different impacts of audio and video materials on
  English listening comprehension.
• Current research status Just finished proposal.

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Dararat Khampusaen

• Dararat Khampusaen
• Professional position A lecturer of English at
  Khon Kaen University.
• Research topic Strategies in professional
  development using ICT in developing online course
  materials for foreign language teaching.
• Current research status Near completion of her
  Ed.D program.

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Who we are

• Darinthorn Inthapthim
• Professional position A lecturer at Naresuan
  University, Phayao.
• Research topic Learner autonomy and ways to
  foster autonomous language learning.
• Current research status Finishing collecting
  data for her Ed.D research program.

Darinthorn Inthapthim
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Who we are
Hui Du

• Hui DU
• Professional position Associate Professor of
  China Pharmaceutical University, 22 years
  experience of teaching English in China.
• Research topic Teacher talk as language input in
  College English classrooms.
• Current research status Collecting data his PhD
  program.

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Who we are
Jenny Barnett

• Jenny Barnett
• Professional position Senior Lecturer, School of
  Education, Magill Campus, UniSA.
• Research topic Support for research writing in
  DEASS at UniSA teaching new arrivals in
  geographically isolated settings.

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Who we are
Jill Burton

• Jill Burton
• Professional position Associate Professor in
  Applied Linguistics, UniSA.
• Research topic Writing as method of inquiry,
  doctoral teaching, and tentatively, the role of
  English in the language classroom.

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Who we are
John walsh

• John Walsh
• Professional position Program Director, Doctor
  of Education.
• Research topics
• Literacy pedagogy for at risk students in
  school
• The experience of international higher degree by
  research students in the School of Education at
  UniSA.

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Who we are
Lyn Bray

• Lyn Bray
• Professional position has taught ESL in
  Australia and EFL in several countries, and has
  lectured in TESOL at UniSA.
• Research topic The non-Thai teacher in Thailand
  and the learning that emerges from cultural
  differences between foreign teacher and local
  students.
• Current research status identifying themes from
  her data program.

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Who we are

• Monica Behrend
• Professional position Research Education Adviser
  for international students at UniSA.
• Research topic Linguistic and cultural
  dimensions of transnational students experiences
  of using online resources for writing course
  assignments.
• Current research status Analysing data .

Monica Behrend
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Who we are

• Ngoc Doan
• Professional position A lecturer of English at
  Hanoi National University of Education, Vietnam
  for more than 10 years.
• Research topic English as an international
  language (EIL).
• Current research status Starting collecting data
  for his Ed.D program.

Ngoc Doan
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Who we are

• Phairin Rugsakorn
• Professional position An assistant professor at
  Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya in
  Songkhla, Thailand.
• Research topic Potential of project based
  learning approach to teaching EFL and developing
  self access learning materials for Thai adult
  learners.
• Current research status In her first year of
  Ed.D program.

Phairin Rugsakorn
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Who we are

• Phiona Stanley
• Professional position
• A University of Cambridge CELTA teacher trainer.
• Haing lectured/tutored on Masters courses in
  TESOL/Applied Linguistics at the Universities of
  Adelaide, South Australia and Sydney.
• An ESOL teacher since 1993, and has taught,
  trained, and managed language schools in six
  countries including China.
• Research topic extent to which
  short-course-trained native English speakers are
  effective teachers in a Chinese university
  context.
• Current research status Analysing data for her
  PhD program at Monash University.

Phiona Stanley
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Who we are

• Raquel Tomasa R Ho
• Professional position Lecturer of English at
  Western Mindanao State University
• Research topic (Tentative) Language learning
  strategies and language proficiency of university
  students in Mindanao.
• Current research status Starting her Ed.D
  program.

Raquel Tomasa R Ho
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Who we are
Sawitri Suwanaroa

• Sawitri Suwanaroa
• Professional position An English teacher at
  Rajamangala University of technology Lanna Tak
  campus in Thailand from 2003 to 2006.
• Research topic Developing training package(a
  more effective and efficient way) of listening
  and speaking skill for EIC students to maximize
  their English learning potential.
• Current research status In her first year of her
  Ed.D program.

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• Supalux Sri-sumang
• Professional position An English teacher in the
  Faculty of Management Sciences at Silpakorn
  University.
• Research topic Developing improved reading
  materials for university students of tourism .
• Current research status In her first year of
  Ed.D program.

Supalux Sri-sumang
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Who we are

• Sutida Ngonkum
• Professional position A lecturer of English at
  Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
• Research topic How the listening strategies and
  group work affect Thai students listening skills
  improvement.
• Current research status Analysing data.

Sutida Ngonkum
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Who we are

• Tawatchai Chaisiri
• Professional position A Thai teacher of English
  for almost 14 years, having experience in English
  teaching at primary, secondary and tertiary
  levels. He is currently a lecturer in the Faculty
  of Liberal Arts, Rajamangala University of
  Technology Thanyaburi, Thailand.
• Research topic Genre-based teaching of paragraph
  writing to Thai university students.
• Current research status In his first year of his
  Ed.D program.

Tawatchai Chaisiri
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Who we are

• Virginia Hussin
• Professional position
• 25 years experience in TESOL in Australia and
  abroad
• More than 10 years teaching English for Specific
  Purposes to English as an Additional Language
  (EAL) Health Sciences students at both Flinders
  Uni. UniSA.
• Current position Lecturer B Learning Adviser,
  EAL and International Students..
• Research topic Interlanguage Pragmatics and the
  Negotiation of Meaning in Pharmacy Simulations.
• Current research status Analysing data.

Virginia Hussin
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Who we are

• Xinqi Zhou
• Professional position An EFL teacher in China.
• Research topic English language development of a
  group of Chinese new arrivals in South Australia
  high schools.
• Current research status Developing his proposal
  for his Ed.D program.

Xinqi Zhou
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Who we are

• Zheng Lin
• Professional position A senior lecturer in TESOL
  and TESOL Specialisation Coordinator in M.Ed
  program, School of Education (Magill Campus).
• Research topic
• ESL/EFL education, theories and practices,
  especially with beginners in an e-Learning
  environment
• Reading comprehension and factors that affect
  reading comprehension, especially reading English
  as a second or foreign language
• Information and communication technologies and
  TESOL, especially using ICT to enhance ESL/EFL
  teaching and learning
• Reading and reading assessment, especially the
  techniques for testing reading in TESOL.

Zheng Lin
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Globalisation
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specific context