Ethical Considerations in Addressing Values in the ESL Classroom. (Paper #3332).

Autor/in	Deckert, Glenn
Titel	Ethical Considerations in Addressing Values in the ESL Classroom. (Paper #3332).
Quelle	(1996), (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Communicative Competence (Languages); Course Content; English (Second Language); Ethical Instruction; Higher Education; Moral Values; Second Language Instruction; Social Values; Student Attitudes; Student Centered Curriculum; Surveys; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Kursprogramm; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sozialer Wert; Schülerverhalten; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Two developments in language teaching have heightened the need for college-level English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers to be aware of ethical issues in selecting course content. First, prevalence of the communicative approach to language teaching broadens the scope of possible classroom topics. Second, the student-centered approach allows students a more active role in content selection. Bias relating to social and moral values appears in both commercial and authentic materials. The following are proposed guidelines that may help the ESL instructor avoid bias in the classroom: (1) address ESL students' needs for personal adjustment to their new social context; (2) select content that addresses students' stated purposes in learning English; (3) acquaint students with the moral and ethical foundations of the university; (4) consider students' comfort level with controversial, value-oriented social issues; and (5) respect students' choice in the realm of personal values. A survey of 105 students enrolled in one university's ESL writing courses explored preferences for classroom topics with either moral or practical orientation. Results indicate a preference for practical and informational topics, less attraction to the more controversial ethical and moral topics in contemporary American society, and some differences in topic appeal by sex. The student survey form and a summary of results are appended. Contains 11 references. (MSE)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC