'A More Inclusive Mind towards the World': English Language Teaching and Study Abroad in China from Intercultural Citizenship and English as a Lingua Franca Perspectives

Autor/inn/en	Fang, Fan (Gabriel); Baker, Will
Titel	'A More Inclusive Mind towards the World': English Language Teaching and Study Abroad in China from Intercultural Citizenship and English as a Lingua Franca Perspectives
Quelle	In: Language Teaching Research, 22 (2018) 5, S.608-624 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-1688
DOI	10.1177/1362168817718574
Schlagwörter	Study Abroad; Foreign Countries; Citizenship Education; Intercultural Communication; Multicultural Education; Student Mobility; Student Exchange Programs; Student Attitudes; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; College Students; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Ausland; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Schüleraustausch; Schülerverhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Collegestudent
Abstract	With the status of English as a global lingua franca (ELF), English is no longer the sole property of its Anglophone native English speakers (NES) problematizing the current dominance of Anglophone cultures and NES in the field of English language teaching (ELT). The notion of intercultural citizenship education offers a critical alternative model in language education. To investigate how ELF, intercultural approaches and the concept of intercultural citizenship might be integrated within the field of ELT, a study was conducted in a university located in southeast China. Due to the large number of ELT learners and high degree of student mobility in China these are issues of much relevance in this setting. The research collected qualitative data through face-to-face interviews, email interviews and focus groups with students on study abroad programmes who have both ELT and first-hand intercultural experiences. Many students spoke positively about aspects of intercultural citizenship, but classroom instruction offered only limited channels for students to experience and understand intercultural communication and citizenship. In contrast, most of their understanding and experiences were gained outside the classroom during study abroad. Furthermore, many students spoke about the importance of English in their development of intercultural connections and citizenship. We conclude that more in-depth and critical approaches to teaching language, culture and intercultural communication in ELT are needed which foster and cultivate students' sense of intercultural citizenship. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01