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Chinese and American EFL Teachers' Beliefs about Curricular and Pedagogical Practices: Cross-Cultural Similarities and Differences
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Clark-Gareca, Beth; Gui, Min – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2019
Instructional practices are fundamentally influenced by teacher beliefs. Cultural and pedagogical belief differences in EFL teachers can fuel a lack of professional understanding among teachers with contrasting perspectives about effective teaching practices. The present study examined the alignment between the beliefs of Chinese English teachers…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language)
The Complexities of Being and Becoming Language Teachers: Issues of Identity and Investment
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Mora, Alberto; Trejo, Paulina; Roux, Ruth – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2016
This comparative study examines the learning trajectories of two groups of Mexican novice language teachers, three locally raised and educated ones and three repatriates from the USA. The study makes use of a combination of retrospective life-history research and the analysis of academic documents to look at the interrelationship between teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Language Teachers, Professional Identity, Second Language Learning
Emerging Culture of English-Medium Instruction in Korea: Experiences of Korean and International Students
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Kim, Jeongyeon; Tatar, Bradley; Choi, Jinsook – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2014
This study aims to contrastively examine Korean and international students' experiences of taking subject courses at a Korean university. Focusing on the viewpoints of the students, rather than central authorities, we attempt to reveal how language use and cultural factors are interpenetrated in the praxis of English-medium instruction (EMI). The…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Korean, Interviews, English (Second Language)
Voices from the Unvoiced: A Comparative Study of Hidden Values and Attitudes in Opinion-Giving
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Murata, Kumiko – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2011
This paper explores difficulties students may experience in giving opinions in class, drawing on data gleaned from the administration of questionnaires and interviews to Japanese and British students. The results show that the students from both groups regard highly of giving and exchanging opinions in class; however, there is a marked difference…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Opinions, Comparative Analysis, Questionnaires
An Interview with Jose Eustaquio Romao
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Jordao, Clarissa Menezes – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2007
In anticipation of the European Union (EU) Year of Intercultural Dialogue, 2008, Clarissa Menezes Jordao interviewed Jose Eustaquio Romao, Director of the Paulo Freire Institute in Brazil. Her edited translation of that interview is presented here. In the interview Romao, guided by the legacy of Brazilian educator, Paulo Freire, discusses the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Intercultural Communication, Educational Philosophy
Narrative Accounts in Gatekeeping Interviews: Intercultural Differences or Common Misunderstandings?
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Cook-Gumperz, Jenny; Gumperz, John J. – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2002
In gatekeeping interviews, candidates must rely on narrative strategies to demonstrate their suitability for a position. This includes the ability to project in their accounts "an institutional self." Compares native and nonnative English-speaking candidates and considers how culturally based differences in communicative background affect the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)