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Teaching English as an international language (EIL) in the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) countries : the brown man's burden

ISBN: 1847691226 ;ISBN: 9781847691224

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Title:
Teaching English as an international language (EIL) in the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) countries : the brown man's burden
Author: Sadia Ali
Subjects: Academic staff attitudes ; English ; English (Second language) ; English teachers ; English teaching ; Equal opportunities ; Higher education ; International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) ; International communication ; Interviews ; Native speakers ; Non native speakers ; Racial discrimination ; Student attitudes ; Student evaluation of teacher performance ; Student perceptions ; Surveys ; Teacher qualifications ; Teacher recruitment ; TESOL International ; University students ; University teaching
Description: The author first briefly explains the role of English as an international language (EIL) in the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) countries before describing how English teachers from the Outer Circle are not offered equal employment possibilities in these countries. The author presents the reflections of five English teachers (with origins in the Outer Circle who work in the GCC) on the hiring practices of English teachers in the GCC. The author also shares accounts of 31 university students who discussed their perceptions of the difference between 'native' and 'non-native' teachers of English through email interviews. It could be concluded from the interviews and survey that teachers from the Outer Circle face discrimination in the hiring process of English teachers in the GCC, while students, who are also stakeholders, cannot always differentiate clearly between a 'native' and a 'non-native' English teacher. Furthermore, when discussing which qualities students desire in an English teacher, none of the surveyed students identified 'Westerner' or 'native speaker' as a desirable quality. Finally, more than half of these students indicated that they would like to be involved in the employment process of English teachers at their university. [Author abstract, ed]
Creation Date: 2009
Identifier: ISBN: 1847691226
ISBN: 9781847691224
Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete

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Teaching English as an international language (EIL) in the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) countries : the brown man's burden

ISBN: 1847691226 ;ISBN: 9781847691224

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