The Impacts of Learning English on Iranians' Everyday Life: An Ethnographic Example from Piranshahr

Autor/inn/en	Moharami, Mehdi; Daneshfar, Samran
Titel	The Impacts of Learning English on Iranians' Everyday Life: An Ethnographic Example from Piranshahr
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 31 (2021) 4, S.1156-1174 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1837-6290
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Usage; Interaction; Interpersonal Relationship; Global Approach; Cultural Influences; Social Influences; Second Language Instruction; Public Education; Private Education; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachgebrauch; Interaktion; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Globales Denken; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Öffentliche Erziehung; Privatunterricht
Abstract	English as an international language has widely spread its realm throughout the world. The number of Iranians learning English in both public and private education sectors is significant and this has alarmed the authorities. They believe learners' interest and attachment to English is due to the hegemony and globalisation of English. In this study, the researchers using ethnographic methodology interpret their observations from Piranshahr, a small town in Iran, to provide an understanding of the resident's language learning and their everyday practices. We explore the ways Iranians benefit from English in their social interaction along with other available linguistic resources in the country. Despite authorities who define globalisation as a totalising force on the language learners, our observations highlight learners' agency. This study shows the significance of agency in learners' everyday practices and shifts in traditions. People in Piranshahr find English language learning, besides the officials' emphasis on the use of Persian, as a panacea for their current global needs. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.iier.org.au/iier.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01