Regionally Specific Tasks of Non-Western English Language Use

Autor/in	Lanteigne, Betty
Titel	Regionally Specific Tasks of Non-Western English Language Use
Quelle	In: TESL-EJ, 10 (2006) 2, (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-4303
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Usage; Semi Structured Interviews; Culture Fair Tests; Test Construction; Language Teachers; Language Skills; Language Tests; Surveys; Pragmatics; Interpersonal Competence; Non Western Civilization; Student Placement; Second Language Instruction; Needs Assessment; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Sociolinguistics; India; Jordan; Kenya; Lebanon; Palestine; Philippines; Singapore; Sudan; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachgebrauch; Testaufbau; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Language test; Sprachtest; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Pragmalinguistik; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Schülerpraktikum; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Bedarfsermittlung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Soziolinguistik; Indien; Kenia; Libanon; Palästina; Philippinen; Singapur
Abstract	Many English tests based on Western culture are inappropriate for regions where English use differs from that of Europe and North America. In these non-Western settings, it is desirable that English assessments be based on real-world English use. Therefore, identifying tasks of non-Western English language use is a beginning step in developing culturally appropriate English language tests. This cross-cultural sociolinguistic research is part of a larger project involving semi-structured interviews with twenty-nine English teachers from Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, the Arabian Gulf, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, India, Singapore, and the Philippines. In this report three task descriptions of non-Western English language use are identified, categorized by domain, setting, and language skill, based on Baine's (1988) ecological inventory. A confirmation survey was utilized to identify three tasks of non-Western English language use (in home, work, and community domains) that are culturally appropriate for assessment in some non-Western regions. Informants' comments from the interviews address reasons for considering these tasks as culturally inappropriate in other non-Western regions and thus give insight as to how they may be reworded to be appropriate in those regions. "Culturally inappropriate" in this research refers to offensiveness as well as being outside of established sociopragmatic use. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	TESL-EJ. e-mail: editor@tesl-ej.org; Web site: http://tesl-ej.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01