Impacts of Globalization on English Language Education Across Inner, Outer, and Expanding Countries

2021 ◽  
pp. 131-158
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Yu ◽  
Veysel Altunel
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Common Theme ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
English Curriculum ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Expanding Circle ◽  
The Common ◽  
Circle Model

This chapter tackles the critical changes that have occurred in English language education in different countries under the progress of globalization. Adhering to comprehensiveness, the changes in representative countries across different categories are discussed. The division of the categories is based upon Kachru's Three Circle Model, namely the Inner Circle, the Outer Circle, and the Expanding Circle. Within each circle, two representative countries are addressed. Major changes related to the field of English language education in these countries include issues such as educational policy, English curriculum designing, English teaching research, methods and techniques, English educators' and learners' perspectives, and so forth. Throughout the synthesizing and comparing process, the common theme that is used to connect the six countries is globalization; discussions are centered on how the changes are influenced by globalization. The chapter concludes by addressing the future issues each country might face and their further directions in advancing English education.

scholarly journals THE DIFFICULTIES OF WRITING SCIENTIFIC WORK AT THE ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-60
Author(s):  
Rizkariani Sulaiman ◽  
M. Muhajir
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Education Students ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
The Common ◽  
Academic Year

The purpose of this study was to determine the students’ difficulties in writing scientific papers at the English Language Education, Universitas Muslim Indonesia and to find out the needs and learning objectives of the students. The sample was consisted of 44 English Education students registered at the UMI Faculty of Literature during the 2018/2019 academic year. To examine this problem, the study was conducted in a descriptive quantitative design. The instrument used in this study was questionnaires. Research questions consist of: 1) what are the difficulties faced by English Education major students in academic / scientific writing? 2) what are the common errors of English Education students in writing scientific papers? 3) what teaching approach can facilitate success in scientific writing? Based on the results of the study, the difficulties faced in the process of writing scientific papers were related to aspects of grammar (31%), scientific writing style / rules (24%), vocabulary, spelling and coherence (11%), writing arrangement (7%) and punctuation (5%); Three common errors that occur in writing scientific papers namely spelling (29.2%), use of capital letters (17, 75%), and punctuation (15.27%). The approaches needed by the teachers to strengthen and help students to improve their scientific writing referred to reviewing writing such as the level of words, sentences, paragraphs, and grammar, making outlines, applying three steps in the writing process such as planning, writing and revision, and understanding the formal and informal styles as well as oral and written forms so as to be able to avoid words and phrases that were not needed.

English Education Reform in Asian Countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenyang Sun ◽  
Xue Lan Rong
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
The Status ◽  
Globalized World

Language education is becoming an increasingly important topic in education in Asian countries, especially as schools in Asian countries have become more multilingual and multicultural as a result of rapid urbanization and globalization. A comparative analysis of the issues in language education reform in Asian countries—using China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore as examples—shows that, historically and currently, English language education policies are shaped by various underpinning ideologies such as linguicism, nationalism, and neoliberalism. English can serve as a vehicle for upward socioeconomic mobility, or an instrument of linguistic imperialism, or both, in Asia contexts. These ideologies, through language education policies and reforms, impact the status as well as the pedagogy and promotion of the English language. There is a trend and a need with regard to addressing critical consciousness in English education in order to counter the forces of linguicism and neoliberalism in an increasingly multilingual, multicultural, and globalized world.

scholarly journals The application of Swales’ model in writing a research article introduction

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Burhanuddin Yasin ◽  
Hijjatul Qamariah
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Education Journal ◽  
Professional Writers ◽  
Do So

This research attempts to suggest an alternative solution for writers in general and graduate students in particular in writing a proper research article introduction. In order to do so, the authors explored how the Swales’ model is applied in writing a research article introduction. The exploration was approached through a library study on the Swales model application. Some previous studies applying Swales Model were gathered and categorized into three categories − application of Swales model on different types of genre besides the research article introduction, different discipline or field and the last is the application of Swales’ on the research article introduction across languages. Another three articles written by professional writers were also collected as samples of introductions that have successfully presented three obligatory moves – establishing a territory (Move 1), establishing a niche (Move 2) and occupying the niche or presenting the present work (Move 3) − proposed by Swales’ model. Those introductions were segmented into those three moves and analyzed based on a communication purpose in every step derived from each move. In order to add more comprehension about the model, an analysis was also conducted on introductions for seven articles in the English Education Journal (EEJ) published by the Graduate Program in English Language Education at Syiah Kuala University. The purpose of the analysis was to show the differences in structure of introductions organized without following the CARS Swales model. Conclusions are that the CARS Swales model is relevant for the teaching of introductions for research writing and it can be a guideline to teach students the moves and steps of this model for communication purposes.

scholarly journals Rethinking Global Jinzai Policy: Exploring University Students’ Attitudes

2020 ◽  
Vol 2019 (1) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Beni Kudo ◽  
Giancarla Unser-Schutz
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Private University ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Students Attitudes

Discussions on English education policies often focus on their reception by teachers. However, this can overlook what students think about policy, and students’ support of policies may be crucial to their success. This is especially relevant to English education at universities, given the autonomy that university students have. To understand what students think about policies, a survey on certain aspects of Japanese educational policies and English language education was conducted at a private university. The survey focused on students’ attitudes towards guroubaru jinzai or global workers, a buzzword in Japanese EFL policies. Overall, students reported interest in becoming global workers, but they did not feel that this was realistic for themselves. This suggests that to gain the support necessary from students for their own cultivation as global workers in line with current EFL policies, it may be necessary to show the relevance to their own lives, from their own perspectives. 文科省の英語教育におけるポリシーの１つは「グローバル人材育成」であるが、大学英語教育では、学習に対する学生の主体的な意識や態度が重要である。中堅大学の学生を対象とした調査の結果、彼らは「国際的に活躍することが現代社会で求められている」と認識している一方、「そのような人材になることは自分にとって現実的ではない」と考えていることが分かった。理由の１つは「英語に対する自信のなさ」であるが、同時に「英語学習」には興味を持つ学生も多かった。「グローバル人材の必要性の認識」と「英語学習に対する興味」を利用することで、中堅大学の学生にとっても文科省のポリシーの実現が可能であると考えられる。

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN MODEL KURIKULUM PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS BERBASIS KKNI

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-36
Author(s):  
Imroatus Solikhah
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
English Language ◽  
Curriculum Evaluation ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
English Curriculum

The objective of this study is to promote model English language education curriculum in reference to Indonesian Qualifiation Framework (IQF), practically KKNI-Based English Curriculum.  Curriculum evaluation implementing content analysis was used and qualitative approach that involved document analyses, interview, discussion, and workshop was utilized for data collection.  This study discovers that alignment of terms of CBC and KKNI-Based Curriculum is required, learning outcomes for institution and course learning outcomes are formulated prior to devise list of courses and course distribution.  Admittedly,  credits of the whole program and semesterly credits distribution are successivey determined.  The recent curriculum has put its quality assurance and it might be applicable to adopt.       

scholarly journals Pedagogical Principles, Practices and Preventives as Perceived by ESP Practitioners: Humanities in Focustitioners: Humanities in Focus

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Reza Zabihi ◽  
Momene Ghadiri ◽  
Dariush Nejad Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practices ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Teaching Career ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Pedagogical Principles

<p>The aim of this research was to describe what Iranian ESP teachers believe to be the main pedagogical<br />principles and what their perceived barriers seem to be. The examination of these principles and<br />barriers were mainly based on the interviewees’ English background, followed by the elicitation of<br />teachers’ beliefs about the main pedagogical principles of English Language Education in their<br />department, their teaching practices inside the class, dilemmas and obstacles they faced with during<br />their English teaching career and how they cope with or manage those dilemmas, and ended with their<br />suggestions for improvement of English education in Faculties of Humanities. Data were subsequently<br />transcribed, modified, analyzed and translated into English. The results properly reflected various<br />perceived theoretical beliefs of ESP teachers regarding pedagogical principles as well as the obstacles<br />which prevent them from following those principles.</p>

scholarly journals Englishes in the Expanding Circle: Focus on Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 551-568
Author(s):  
Andy Kirkpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
South Korea ◽  
English Language ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
Language Education ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Expanding Circle ◽  
Original Classification

In Kachrus original classification, the countries of the Expanding Circle were those where English was learned primarily as a foreign language in schools. English did not play an institutional role within the country. As such they were norm-dependent countries relying on exonormative native speaker standards as models and targets for learners of English. In recent years, however, the role(s) of English in many Expanding Circle countries of Asia - these include the economic powerhouses of China, Japan and South Korea - have increased exponentially both within the countries (as English becomes increasingly important as a language of education, for example) and between the countries as a lingua franca (English has been enshrined as the sole working language of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), for example). The aim of this article is to describe how these roles of English in the Expanding Circle countries of Asia have developed. I shall focus on the role of English as a language of education in describing how the role of English has developed within countries and on the role of English as a lingua franca in describing how the role of English has developed between the Expanding Circle countries of Asia. I shall conclude by considering the implications of these developments for English language education pedagogy and policy.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEADERSHIP STYLE TO THE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE (THE STUDY ON EMPLOYEES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 663-669
Author(s):  
M. Daud Batubara ◽  
Kasman Kasman ◽  
Roldan Caparino Cabiles
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Performance Study ◽  
Education Department ◽  
English Language Education

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of leadership style to employee performance (study on English language education department). This study was quantitative research. The data of collecting used questioner. The population is seventeen and as sample. The analysis data of technique descriptive analysis and Likert scale. The result of this study shown that The four variables (leadership style) have an important influence to Y (employee performance). This can be seen from sales above almost all respondents answer strongly agree of category. This means that leadership style has big influence to employee performance in English Education Language Department, State of Islamic (STAIN) Mandaling Natal.

scholarly journals CEFR as Language Policy: Opportunities and Challenges for Local Agency in a Global Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-70
Author(s):  
Kristof Savski ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Language Policy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Reference Levels ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Local Agency ◽  
Global Era ◽  
The Common

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has become one of the most widely cited documents in language education across the globe, its influence now felt far beyond the confines of Europe, the context for which it was originally produced. In Malaysia, CEFR was given particular prominence in the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 and English Language Education Reform in Malaysia: The Roadmap 2015-2025, both of which positioned the framework as the primary yardstick by which curricula were to be developed and against which achievements (or lack thereof) were to be evaluated. This paper examines CEFR from the perspective of language policy, focussing particularly on the implications this document has for local agency in the Malaysian context. The paper begins by examining the constructs of language and language education underlying CEFR, pointing in particular to how these reflect the socio-political context for which the framework was developed. The next section examines how policy texts in the Malaysian context, in particular the 2015 Roadmap, have interpreted CEFR, highlighting in particular the way that these texts (as other policies across the globe) have tended to treat the CEFR reference levels as a global standard, with little scope for local agency. The final section considers alternative, localized models for using CEFR as language policy in Malaysia, in particular how the framework may be used in support of an inclusive agenda in which diversity and multilingualism are embraced.

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