English as a Lingua Franca in Iran: An Attitudinal Investigation into the In-Service Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Barzegar Rahatlou, Mohammad; Fazilatfar, Ali Mohammad; Allami, Hamid
Titel	English as a Lingua Franca in Iran: An Attitudinal Investigation into the In-Service Teachers
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 5 (2018) 1, Artikel 1499215 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Allami, Hamid)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-186X
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2018.1499215
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Official Languages; Language Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Pronunciation; Native Speakers; Teacher Educators; Language Teachers; Second Language Instruction; Self Concept; Language Skills; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Office language; Amtssprache; Sprachverhalten; Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Aussprache; Muttersprachler; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Selbstkonzept; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz
Abstract	The present research examined the Iranian in-service teachers' attitudes towards some principles of English as a lingua franca (henceforth ELF), particularly intelligibility and acceptability of their accent, the authority of non-native speakers to own the English language, and the legitimacy of English used by them. What makes the present research markedly different from the other language attitude studies is the context of research, namely Iran, an under-explored country in the literature concerning ELF. To amass the data, the researchers employed mixed-method design, using a questionnaire and follow-up semi-structured interviews. The results indicated that many a participant maintained contradictory and ambivalent attitudes towards ELF-related issues. Whilst the participants appeared to be inclined to agree with the principles pertaining to ELF, they did not display uniform attitudes about ELF-related issues in an in-depth analysis of the results. In fact, there appeared to be an underlying tendency towards the norms of native speakers of English among the participants. The results of the study may have implications for teacher trainers and ELF researchers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01