Globalization ELT IRAN

Hassan Soleimani
Ph.D. In Applied Linguistics, PNU
Free market policies
political., economic, cultural life

Economic Liberalization Westernizatin Americanizati on
Internet Revolution
Global integration
New technologies
One single community
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Glocalization
The global
No dominance of the global
Mutual relationship
Synergic relationship
The local
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social relations unfettered by the constraints of geography Language : the medium of social interaction New communication technologies enable individuals to have regular exchanges with distant others whom they have never met face-to-face satellite television Social capital: the exercise of power through language and culture (Bourdieu, 1993; Park, 2008
Worldwide
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Pre-modern
phenomenon Fifteenth century Europe when the nation-state was born The Catholic Church began to spread worldwide and explorers began to map the planet and colonize the world
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A few centuries ago, English area/shores of a small island Shakespeares era, English had little value outside England, not even in Ireland or Wales Fortunes of Lg. not purely linguistically-based Commercial/political power and prestige derived from scientific, cultural/other achievements (Leitner, 1992) Power and influence of their speakers Large scale migration and settlement of native language speakers, military imposition (colonialism),
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Outside colonies: 19th century, Industrial Revolution Britain the leading industrial/trading nation (Crystal, 1997) New technology (telephone, telegraph) far-reaching communications network mainly dominated by English Today, English the language of America The economic/political power of America and current position of English in the world (Leith, 1997) After WW II, the USA and USSR world superpowers After the Cold War, collapse of Russia and communism, the USA the sole superpower (Blake, 1996)
Capitalism
US to introduce Western approaches, ideas
American Imperialis m
Intensificati on of social relations
English vital for global networks
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Other languages
English
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Ethnoscape s
Ideoscapes
Financesca pes
Technosca pes
Mediasca pes
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To
me, as far as globalization and ELT is concerned, the major motivation is financial and economic! ELT materials produced/exported to Expanding Circle countries Expanding circle authors no right for materials development in the global market Unidirectional globalization! increase control over markets and to protect the wealth of inner circle English market in global terms
Spread
of teaching materials from IC (USA and Britain) to EC Interchange, New interchange, Headway, Person to Person, Intercom, Streamline, . Interchange series: a pack consisting of a Students book, Teachers manual, class audio CDs and Students audio CDS, film TESOL teacher training programs, conducting seminars, work shops especially in Expanding Circle countries in various ways and means through British councils or American centers
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territories with English as official or co-official language (2.24 billion people !! one third of world population) Users of English as first lg 329, 140, 800; second lg 430,614,500 (Crystal, 2003: census 2000) Nearly 600 English language book publishing companies (Wikipedia)/196 universities in the US and England Irans revenue from oil export vs. revenue from ELT materials developed in the US and imported to periphery/outer circle/expanding countries in the world ! (no statistics )
The university of Chicago Press, the largest in the world The Chicago Manuel Style, existing in nearly all libraries in the world Researchers all over the world have to follow the thinking framework, reasoning formula imposed by American scholars! Linguistic Imperialism?!
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Who
is a native speaker? A reality or myth?! A controversial issue Criterion: Country of birth: then America, England (the white or black?) What about Canada, Australia, New Zealand? Eminent novelists: Conrad, Nabokov, Soyinka Native speakers, the owners of English?
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A politico-economic matter, not-linguistic (Lele, 2005) Some native speakers of English see some other NSs of English as non-native speakers Chomsky (cited in Davies, 2003): the difference between native and non-native speaker is pointless Everyone is a Native Speaker of the particular language states that the person has grown in his/her mind/brain. In the real world, that is all there is to say Supposing native speaker is a reality, then is it achievable?
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Psychomotor variables Native pronunciation not achievable! Critical Period Hypothesis Articulators/muscles: tongue, larynx, vocal chords Loss of plasticity after puberty (12) Not controlled by learners, instruction no role //, //, //, /l/, /r/ Exaggeration, more American than American themselves ! Justification? Fever of native-like pronunciation
Dell
Hymes: Native speaker competence Linguistic,sociocultural,discourse, strategic CLT example of pedagogical ideoscape, a global flow of ideas about teaching What to teach/how to teach Acculturation model Luring learners into western cultures, not immediate needs of learners
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Authorities to blame: No official education policy Curriculum reform in ELT: social, political, economic, cultural, ideological Critical pedagogy Local needs and local realities Japan: education reform since the 1980s Kukosaika: blend Americanization, Westernization with nationalism
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Teacher
education programs Professionalism in language teaching Teachers: needs analysts, curriculum developers, syllabus designers, materials developers Kumaravadivelu (2006): practicality, particularity, possibility
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Think
globally, act locally Reality of language learning in Expanding countries Being realistic: ecosystem of ELT in Iran Self-confidence Not slaves to ELT packages Designers of their own methods based on unique needs of Ls Action researchers Scientists and artists Not imposing our perceived needs upon learners
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Achievable
real goals and objectives Agency in the ecosystem of ELT Negotiate your felt needs
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Thank You for Your Attention
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Hassan Soleimani

Ph.D. In Applied Linguistics, PNU

Free market policies

political., economic, cultural life

One single community

US to introduce Western approaches, ideas

Intensificati on of social relations

English vital for global networks

Thank You for Your Attention

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