A Matter of Degrees: Native-Speakerism and Centre Qualification Bias in Japan

Autor/in	Robert Lowe
Titel	A Matter of Degrees: Native-Speakerism and Centre Qualification Bias in Japan
Quelle	In: Journal of English as an International Language, 10 (2015) 2, S. 1-17 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1718-2298
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Native Speakers; Teacher Qualifications; Language Teachers; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods; College Faculty; Universities; Language Variation; Foreign Countries; Social Bias; Teacher Characteristics; Comparative Analysis; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Muttersprachler; Lehrqualifikation; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fakultät; University; Universität; Sprachenvielfalt; Ausland
Abstract	Native-speakerism is an ideology in English language teaching (ELT) in which so-called "native speaker" teachers, and the culture they are believed to represent, are perceived to be norm-providing both for the English language and for the ways in which English is taught around the world. While native-speakerism has been written on extensively, this study investigates one area in particular -- the prevalence of "centre" qualifications (those awarded by institutes in the political West) in "periphery" educational settings. By investigating the qualifications held by instructors (both "native" and "non-native" speakers) working on large ELT programs at three Japanese universities and comparing these data to the number of similar qualifications available in Japanese universities, the research shows a possible bias towards centre qualifications in two of the institutions, and an overall bias in the data as a whole. It is suggested that this may be indicative of a subtle native-speakerism at play in which Western methods and approaches are preferred or idealised over locally developed techniques. (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2025/2/04