Presentation title

PA142. Demotivating Native-speakerism

Abstract

Is the native speaker a model of linguistic competence still appropriate in a globalized world?  The results of this cross-cultural, comparative study conducted in Japan & the U.A.E. with two different sets of subjects, corporate English language learners & University students, seem to indicate the contrary.  The presenter will share research which shows that instruction about native-speakerism increases students’ linguistic self-confidence.

Presenter 1

Kevin Michael Hodgson, Mr.
UAE University
Kevin Hodgson has an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from Brock University in Canada, and he has 14 years of experience teaching English at both the secondary and tertiary levels in Canada, Japan, and the U.A.E.

Presenter 2

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