应外语教育研究中心邀请，汕头大学外国语学院副教授方帆博士将为我院师生进行讲座。
欢迎全院师生参加。
报告题目： The Future of Global Englishes and English Language Teaching
主讲人: 方帆博士
时间：2018年10月26日周五 10:00 am – 11:30 am
地点：科技楼南楼109
讲座内容
It has been more than 30 years since the proposal of World Englishes (WE) and almost two decades since the proposal of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). Both WE and ELF were designed to challenge the ownership of English and have witnessed multilingualism and multiculturalism in English Language Teaching (ELT). A recent proposal of Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT), incorporating the notions of WE and ELF, has been applied in several Asian contexts (Fang & Ren, 2018; Galloway & Rose, 2014, 2018; Sung, 2013, 2015); however, ELT in many English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts still favours the traditional native-oriented approach. In this speech, I will introduce the concept of Global Englishes (GE), which is an umbrella term that encompasses WE and ELF. I will also address the controversies and difficulties of adopting GELT that are caused by the native-oriented approach and the standardised format of assessment. Next, I will discuss how an optional course entitled Introduction to English as a World Language applied GELT and how it changed the students’ attitudes towards English after they completed the course. Therefore, I will suggest that stakeholders’ awareness of GE needs to be raised against the backdrop of globalisation and that the notion of GE should be included in college ELT to help prepare students for future intercultural communication. Finally, I will conclude my speech by requesting the implementation of a GE-informed approach for ELT.
主讲人介绍
Fan (Gabriel) Fang obtained his PhD from the Centre for Global Englishes, University of Southampton, UK, and an MA from the University of Leeds, UK. He is currently Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics at Shantou University, China. His research interests include Global Englishes, language attitude and identity, intercultural communication, and ELT. He has published articles in journals including Asian Englishes, ELT Journal, English Today, Language Teaching Research, System, The Journal of Asia TEFL, and The Asian Journal of Applied Linguistics.
外国语学院外语教育研究中心
2018年10月23日
