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Cultural diversity in the classroom: Shortcomings and successes of English co-teaching programs in East Asia

Herbert, Peter ; Hsin-feng Wu, Cynthia (2023)
Cultural diversity in the classroom: Shortcomings and successes of English co-teaching programs in East Asia.
In: Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht : ZIF, 2009, 14 (1)
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00012267
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Type of entry: Secondary publication
Title: Cultural diversity in the classroom: Shortcomings and successes of English co-teaching programs in East Asia
Language: English
Date: 24 May 2023
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Year of primary publication: 2009
Journal or Publication Title: Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht : ZIF
Volume of the journal: 14
Issue Number: 1
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00012267
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Origin: Secondary publication from TUjournals
Abstract:

English co-teaching programs between native speakers and local teachers have been established in schools in a number of countries in East Asia with the aim of improving standards of teaching and students’ English proficiency. Despite the large investment of resources, there is little clear evidence in the literature that the objectives have been achieved, and research has identified a number of challenges such programs face in an East Asian context. This study first examines different co-teaching programs in East Asia where it finds cultural friction, role confusion, differing concepts of professionalism and unrealistic goals are the main factors undermining the effectiveness of such programs. It then looks at the Fulbright Taiwan English Teaching Program which seems to have been able to overcome many of these obstacles.

Uncontrolled Keywords: TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), co-teaching, native vs. non-native English teachers, Fulbright Taiwan English Teaching Program.
Status: Publisher's Version
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-122673
Classification DDC: 400 Language > 400 Language, linguistics
Divisions: 02 Department of History and Social Science > Institut für Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Sprachwissenschaft - Mehrsprachigkeit
Date Deposited: 24 May 2023 17:03
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2024 08:14
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/12267
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