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題 名 | Global English/Local English: The Globalization of English and its Implications for Teachers and Learners in Taiwan |
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作 者 | Clarke, Ian; | 書刊名 | Journal of Applied English |
卷 期 | 1 2008.08[民97.08] |
頁 次 | 頁4-20 |
分類號 | 805.1 |
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語 文 | 英文(English) |
英文摘要 | In this article I will examine the changing nature of the relationship between power and English within the context of globalization, and the implications of this relationship for language teachers and learners in Taiwan. Critical theory has provided us with important conceptual tools for analyzing the relationship between language standards and power. From this viewpoint it can be seen that language learning is not simply as the acquisition of value-neutral knowledge, but as part of a discourse on legitimate and illegitimate forms of language closely related to systems of difference and power. Historically English education has been strongly associated with normative standards for correct English, related to systems of colonial and neo-colonial dominance of non-native speakers. This usage of English as an international language under Globalization is however fundamentally altering the nature and usage of the language. In a world under transformation by globalization, English will increasingly become used as a medium of communication. In a language under transformation by globalization, the nature of English will become increasingly defined through a dynamic tension between an ever-proliferating variety of localized forms, and the interaction of these localized forms in the transnational arena. This is the world in which both teachers and students in Taiwan exist and the reality to which we must adapt ourselves. Learners will potentially have to adapt to different localized standards of English dependent of their future career and general life paths. They will also have to interact with speakers of different forms of English in a transnational environment in which no single standard exists, and learn an approach to language and communication that will allow them to compensate for this. As teachers we must seek to adapt our educational styles to the challenges of this new global/local English. |
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