Flashcards on World Englishes and Decolonial ELT
World Englishes & Decolonial ELT: Rethinking English Teaching
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Teaching English
20 cards
Card 1
Question: Why might correcting students' English variants based on standardized native speaker models be considered discriminatory?
Answer: Because it prevents students from expressing their sociocultural identities and affiliations, and insisting on native speaker models can constitute a
Card 2
Question: According to the text, what problem arises from translating dynamic and variable communicative practices into ELT curricula?
Answer: It often relies on colonial ideologies that produce inequality, frustration, and exclusion by homogenizing and reducing language to make it 'measurabl
Card 3
Question: Briefly define the standard language ideology.
Answer: It's the shared idea that a standard variety, fixed as a reference point, is more correct, intelligible, and appropriate for high-status contexts, whi
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Question: How does the standard language ideology produce discrimination?
Answer: It relegates other varieties to informal spheres, disadvantaging those who didn't speak the standard variety from childhood or cannot afford standardi
Card 5
Question: What is the criticism of teaching only 'standard' English in the classroom?
Answer: It doesn't reflect the true plurality of English and can leave learners ill-prepared to communicate with speakers of non-standard varieties.
Card 6
Question: What argument is presented against the idea that only British and American English are correct?
Answer: The text suggests that this view is mistaken because multiple varieties of English (World Englishes) exist, representing diverse linguistic, cultural,
Card 7
Question: According to Kachru and others, why should the plurality of English be reflected in theoretical and applied approaches?
Answer: Because World Englishes represent linguistic and cultural realities that require approaches recognizing their pluralism to understand this unprecedent
Card 8
Question: Why is a 'one size fits all' approach no longer valid for English language teaching?
Answer: Because students have diverse communicative needs; many use varieties not belonging to the 'inner circle' and may be comfortable with them.
Card 9
Question: What is the practical recommendation regarding exposure to the diversity of English in the classroom?
Answer: Expose students to the diversity of English variants to better prepare them to communicate with speakers who do not follow traditional EFL standards.
Card 10
Question: According to Gupta, what do learners need when facing the real-world use of English?
Answer: They need to be guided through the variety and complexity of English uses they will be exposed to in real contexts.