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Direct linkSok, Sarah; Du, Qian; Lee, Jerry Won – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2023
Various examinations are administered at universities across the US as a means of assessing bilingual/multilingual international teaching assistants' (ITAs') proficiency in spoken English before they are permitted to teach. While such exams are taken by students in a range of academic disciplines, recent research suggests that communicative…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Looney, Stephen Daniel, Ed.; Bhalla, Shereen, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
North American universities depend on international teaching assistants (ITAs) as a substantial part of the teaching labor force, which has led to the idea of an 'ITA problem', a deficiency model which is framed as a divergence between ITAs' linguistic competence and undergraduates' and their parents' expectations. This outdated positioning of…
Descriptors: Intonation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Pronunciation, Teaching Assistants
Furukawa, Gavin – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2015
This article analyzes stylized pronunciations of English by Japanese speakers on televised variety shows in Japan. Research on style and mocking has done much to reveal how linguistic forms are utilized in interaction as resources of identity construction that can oftentimes subvert hegemonic discourse (Chun 2004). Within this research area,…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, Language Styles, Multilingualism, Pronunciation
Download full textStephanie Gross – Journal of English as an International Language, 2016
As English becomes an established lingua franca in the ASEAN region, what should be the pedagogical approach to oral skills and pronunciation teaching in the region? Should teachers target common features and patterns developing in ASEAN English or target more "Western" pronunciation? This study strives to balance the discussion of the…
Descriptors: Official Languages, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Wrembel, Magdalena – Language Awareness, 2015
The paper focuses on an unexplored area of metalinguistic awareness in the acquisition of third language (L3) phonology, hereafter referred to as metaphonological awareness. It addresses the role of attention and noticing in input processing. The contribution constitutes a part of a larger scale project on metaphonological awareness in various…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Phonology, Polish, Multilingualism
Schaller-Schwaner, Iris – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2015
This article considers a case of local language socialization and accommodation in a multilingual community of practice: the use of English as an additional academic language for specific purposes at a bilingual Swiss university and its implications for teaching. The acronym ELF(A) is used throughout as short for English as a Lingua Franca (in…
Descriptors: English, Official Languages, Language Role, English (Second Language)
