Politics without pedagogy: questioning linguistic exclusion  

Oleh:

Rivers, Damian J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: ELT Journal = English Language Teaching Journal (Full Text) vol. 65 no. 2 (Apr. 2011), page 103-113.
Topik: second language; foreign language; ELT; linguistic resources; cultural resources
Fulltext: 2011.2.103-113.pdf (173.72KB)

Isi artikel

On the premise that the learning of a second or foreign language should contribute to, rather than subtract from, the cultural and linguistic resources which a learner already possesses, this paper documents an individual teacher’s pedagogically centred challenge to a politically driven and potentially exclusive English-only language policy within the context of a Japanese university. A small group of Japanese English language learners took part in the project and data were gathered from a series of semi-structured conversation diaries, as well as through learner responses to two in-class activities which sought to promote a reflective analysis of individual language use behaviours. The two in-class activities were designed with the intention of assisting students to be able to make more selfdirected language choices and to develop a heightened awareness and understanding ofwhy the strategic use of the L1may at times be beneficial to their second or foreign language learning ambitions.

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