scholarly journals Becoming Global Citizens through Bilingualism: English Learning in the Lives of University Students in China

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangguang Chen
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
World Language ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Global Citizens ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Chinese Learners ◽  
The World ◽  
English Classroom ◽  
L1 And L2

The ongoing globalisation has led to a tremendous expansion of the English language. With China striving to become part of the world economy since the late 1970's, there has been a great emphasis placed on the education of young people to become a world citizen with fluent English. “Being a global citizen” is having strong interests in global issues, cultivating the understanding and appreciation of diverse values, and enhancing country's competitiveness. All this however needs to be realized through communication in English, the world language. Improving communicative competence among Chinese learners of English depends on how English is learnt in the FL classroom and how it gets practiced outside the classroom. Data drawn from English corners, English clubs and English church all show that those informal learning settings have a complentary role to play especially when the formal English classroom is found having various deficits. Data also confirm that informal settings offer the opportunity to close the gap between L1 and L2 learning processes, and nurtutre learners' communicative competence through social intercourse and intercultural exchanges. Moreover, EFL learning is inherently intercultural, which facilitate cross cultural perspectives through bilingualism and bridges over the indigenous cultural traditions and the western democratic values.

Using the Cultural Challenges of Virtual Team Projects to Prepare Students for Global Citizenship

2012 ◽  
pp. 328-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madelyn Flammia
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Virtual Team ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Global Competency ◽  
Global Citizens ◽  
Cultural Challenges ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Team Projects ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Work

Global citizens are those individuals who understand the complex and interdependent nature of the world and who take action to address global issues at a local level. Many faculty members recognize the need to prepare students for the demands of global work and citizenship. In this chapter, the author demonstrates how virtual team projects are an ideal means to help students develop global competency and offers suggestions for faculty seeking to structure projects geared to civic engagement.

scholarly journals FORTALECIMIENTO DE LA COMPETENCIA COMUNICATIVA DEL INGLÉS MEDIANTE LA PROPUESTA DIDÁCTICA “PLAYING WITH VERBS” EN ESTUDIANTES DE PRIMER NIVEL DE BACHILLERATO

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Aurelia María Cleonares Borbor ◽  
Silvia Marisol Gavilanez Villamarín
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
First Year ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Santo Domingo ◽  
The World ◽  
Integral Development ◽  
Para Determinar ◽  
Methodological Aspects

La presente investigación se basa en la identificación de los aspectos didácticos-metodológicos que caracterizan la situación actual de la enseñanza del idioma inglés con estrategias lúdicas para el desarrollo de las competencias comunicativas en inglés, para determinar la influencia que poseen las estrategias lúdicas en el proceso de enseñanza de los estudiantes del primer año de bachillerato, considerando la importancia y relevancia que tienen este tipo de estrategias dentro del aula, evidenciado el avance significativo en el desarrollo integral, donde el juego es parte esencial del aprendizaje, la cual contribuyen de manera efectiva en el mejoramiento del comportamiento de los estudiantes, fortaleciendo el conocimiento logrando una convivencia de armonía en el aula y su entorno. Ya que el juego, es una estrategia importante para conducir al estudiante en el mundo del conocimiento. PALABRAS CLAVES: Propuesta didáctica; Estrategias lúdicas; competencias comunicativas. STRENGTHENING OF ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE THROUGH THE DIDACTIC PROPOSAL "PLAYING WITH VERBS" IN STUDENTS OF FIRST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL OF THE EDUCATIONAL UNIT VÍCTOR EMILIO ESTRADA OF SANTO DOMINGO CITY ABSTRACT                     This research is based on the identification of the didactic-methodological aspects that characterize the current situation of the teaching of the English language with playful strategies for the development of the communicative competences in English, to determine the influence that the playful strategies have in the process of teaching the students of the first year of high school, considering the importance and relevance of these types of strategies within the classroom, evidencing the significant progress in integral development, where play is an essential part of learning, which contribute effectively in the improvement of the behavior of the students, strengthening the knowledge achieving a coexistence of harmony in the classroom and its surroundings. Since the game is an important strategy to lead the student in the world of knowledge. KEYWORDS: Didactic proposal; Playful strategies; communicative competences.

scholarly journals Intercultural Communicative Competence Awareness of Turkish Students and Instructors at University Level

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Irfan Tosuncuoglu
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Cultural Learning ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
L1 And L2 ◽  
The Relationship

Competence in intercultural communication requires an understanding of both the L1 and L2 cultures, and many now believe that language learning is, in many respects, cultural learning. The relationship between language and culture, as well as the role of cultural competence in communicative competence has come increasingly under the microscope and as a result, educators have gained a greater appreciation for the role culture plays in language acquisition. Intercultural communicative competence refers to the ability of an individual to navigate within a given society appropriately. In other words, individuals are able to use appropriate gestures, understand the unspoken meaning within the words, appreciate the cultural underpinnings in any communication, and make appropriate cultural references to aid understanding. From this viewpoint, in order to understand the perception of Intercultural communicative awareness (ICC), a survey was performed among instructors and students of English. This survey was distributed to 42 Turkish instructors of English and 183 Turkish students from the English Language and Literature Department of Karabuk University, a total number of 225 respondents. The participants were aged between 18 and 55. By means of set scientific instruments such as (Anova, Spss, etc.) the data collected from the participants was analysed and evaluated.

Using the Cultural Challenges of Virtual Team Projects to Prepare Students for Global Citizenship

2014 ◽  
pp. 1445-1460
Author(s):  
Madelyn Flammia
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Virtual Team ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Global Competency ◽  
Global Citizens ◽  
Cultural Challenges ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Team Projects ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Work

Global citizens are those individuals who understand the complex and interdependent nature of the world and who take action to address global issues at a local level. Many faculty members recognize the need to prepare students for the demands of global work and citizenship. In this chapter, the author demonstrates how virtual team projects are an ideal means to help students develop global competency and offers suggestions for faculty seeking to structure projects geared to civic engagement.

scholarly journals THE JOURNEY OF TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN INDIA: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

2017 ◽  
pp. 155-160
Author(s):  
Soniya Rajput
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
World Language ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The World ◽  
Education In India

India is a land of various hundred languages; commonly spoken languages are Hindi, English, Punjabi, Gujarati and many more. English officially has a position of assistant language, but the fact is that it is one of the most prominent languages in India. Being one of the imperative languages, the use of English has become a necessity in India. It has been given the main importance as children have been taught English right from kinder garden to middle school and higher education. English represents in Indians minds better culture, better education and superior intellect. The use of English language in India was limited before the incursion of the British. Gradually, people started taking interest in learning and teaching English as a second language because of its use in financial, legal, business, corporate and education in India. Further, the future of learning and teaching English is essential for the reason that it is a world language and universally spoken and written. I believe that English will maintain the lingua franca of the world for next 25-30 years as the numbers of learners are increasing. Thus, the present paper will focus on the journey of teaching and learning English as second language in India emphasizing on its past, present and future.

scholarly journals FROM EFL TO ELF: THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK

2017 ◽  
pp. 257-275
Author(s):  
Elma Dedović-Atilla ◽  
Vildana Dubravac
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
World Language ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Short Overview ◽  
The World ◽  
Globalized World

Today we witness that English has already virtually taken one of the crucial roles on the global stage. Therefore, this paper´s goal is to explore the change that the English Language use has undergone in today´s globalized world that has led to the birth of a new construct in the field of English Language conceptualization, namely English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). In order to achieve this, the paper is organized in several sections covering the following topics: the spread of English throughout the world; a short overview of divergent stances and conceptions of English as a world language; introduction of ELF concept and pinpointing the line of distinction between the concepts of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). The paper accentuates the need for the reconstruction of the places and roles that EFL and ELF assume in present-day linguistic reality, together with the need to raise the awareness about the differences between the two and their implications in English Language Teaching (ELT).

scholarly journals Creative Translation Tasks for ELT (English Language Teaching)

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonu Gohil
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
First Language ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Cultures

This article looks at the function of creative translation tasks for learners in the ELT classroom. It does not advocate the use of L1 (Language 1, first language, mother tongue) as a teaching tool, for classroom management, setting up activities, or for explaining new vocabulary but encourages the use of innovative translation tasks for developing language competence. The article starts by looking at benefits of creative translation as an aid to language learning. It then briefly reviews the current education system. It concludes with some creative translation tasks and observations on how to utilize them in the best possible ways. This paper advocates the effectiveness of using creative translation to develop the communicative competence of a language among the students at tertiary level. English dominates the world as no other language ever has in the world. There is a need to emphasize the conscious acquisition of English as a meaningful system and a creative process. When there is a need there is an urge of finding various mediums to satisfy that need, now this medium should be such as it not only helps in learning a language but also develops competency of the learner. Thus, one of the effective and fairly possible fundamentals of learning a new language is translation. Translation is desirable as it does not undermine the adult learners’ confidence. This paper thus, aims at the development of communicative competence, enabling the learners to discuss the cultures they encounter while translating and eventually helps the learners in deepening their sensitivity to language through heightening their critical ability and creative power. The tasks on translation helps learners make use of the English language while communicating with each other in more realistic situations than what generally happens in the classrooms. They get aware of different cultures while discussing different languages. Thus, translation becomes an intellectually challenging process.

scholarly journals Deforeignizing the English language: National identities making the world language

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
Flávius Almeida Dos Anjos
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
National Identities ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Cultural Patterns ◽  
World Language ◽  
The World ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Learning English

This paper is a brief reflection on the spread of English around the world. Because of this, this language has changed. With so many people learning English, national identities have converged to change this language, making it the world language. Its objective is to advocate an epistemology of deforeignization of this language, based on the assumption that many people have recreated it naturally, in lexical, grammatical and phonological terms. ‘To deforeignize’ the English language, it is necessary to allow the recreation of this language, so that it can be adapted to the learners’ linguistic and cultural patterns. For this purpose, some data are shared. The relavance of this study lies is the possibility to shed light in a topic which still needs to be reflected, mainly because it can support the understanding of how the teaching and learning process of English should be conducted in front of its current status.

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