Beyond native-speakerism : current explorations and future visions

Author(s)

• Houghton, Stephanie Ann
• Rivers, Damian J.
• Hashimoto, Kayoko

Bibliographic Information

Beyond native-speakerism : current explorations and future visions

Stephanie Ann Houghton, Damian J. Rivers and Kayoko Hashimoto

（Routledge studies in language and intercultural communication / edited by Zhu Hua and Claire Kramsch）

Routledge, 2018

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Despite unsubstantiated claims of best practice, the division of language-teaching professionals on the basis of their categorization as 'native-speakers' or 'non-native speakers' continues to cascade throughout the academic literature. It has become normative, under the rhetorical guise of acting to correct prejudice and/or discrimination, to see native-speakerism as having a single beneficiary - the 'native-speaker' - and a single victim - the 'non-native' speaker. However, this unidirectional perspective fails to deal with the more veiled systems through which those labeled as native-speakers and non-native speakers are both cast as casualties of this questionable bifurcation. This volume documents such complexities and aims to fill the void currently observable within mainstream academic literature in the teaching of both English, and Japanese, foreign language education. By identifying how the construct of Japanese native-speaker mirrors that of the 'native-speaker' of English, the volume presents a revealing insight into language teaching in Japan. Further, taking a problem-solving approach, this volume explores possible grounds on which language teachers could be employed if native-speakerism is rejected according to experts in the fields of intercultural communicative competence, English as a Lingua Franca and World Englishes, all of which aim to replace the 'native-speaker' model with something new.

Table of Contents

Introduction Stephanie Ann Houghton, Damian J. Rivers and Kayoko Hashimoto Part I: The Native Speaker Criterion: Past Traditions, Current Perspectives and Future Possibilities 1 The Idea of the Native Speaker Damian J. Rivers 2 The Sociohistorical Foundations of Japan's Relationship with the Native Speaker of Foreign Languages Damian J. Rivers 3 "Introverted Psychosis" and the Psychology of Native-Speaker Interaction: Social Representation, Status and Threat Perception Damian J. Rivers 4 Contemporary English Language Teachers' Views on Native Speakerism in Context Damian J. Rivers Part II: Japanese Native Speakerism: Past, Present and Future 5 The Construction of the Native Speaker of Japanese Kayoko Hashimoto 6 Japanese Language for Foreigners: Policy on Foreign Nationals and EPA Scheme Kayoko Hashimoto 7 Japanese Language Teachers' Views on Native Speakers and "Easy Japanese" Kayoko Hashimoto 8 Native Speakerism in Japanese Language Teaching for Foreigners and English Language Teaching for Japanese Nationals Kayoko Hashimoto Part III: The Post-Native-Speakerist Shift 9 The Post-Native-Speakerist Language Teacher Stephanie Ann Houghton 10 Shifts Needed in Foreign Language Teacher Education Activities Stephanie Ann Houghton 11 Shifts Needed in Foreign Language Teacher Attributes Stephanie Ann Houghton 12 Reconceptualizing Foreign Language Education Stephanie Ann Houghton Conclusion Stephanie Ann Houghton, Damian J. Rivers and Kayoko Hashimoto

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB26437752
• ISBN:
  • 9781138186798
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 263 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 418.0071
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Linguistic informants
  • LCSH : Language and languages -- Study and teaching
  • LCSH : Second language acquisition -- Study and teaching
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB1178480X