Communicate globally, teach locally : an action research project analyzing self-efficacy competence of African American native English speakers (ness) teaching in a foreign placement

2 DEDICATION 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5 VITA 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 9 LIST OF TABLES 13 LIST OF FIGURES 15 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY 16 Definition of Terms 16 Background 17 History and Spread of the English Language 17 Globalization of English 20 Statement of the Problem 21 Purpose Statement 23 Research Question and Hypotheses 24 Significance of the Study 25 My Personal Background: An Example of Self-Efficacy Development 26 Cultural View 29 Personal Self-Efficacy & Cultural Competence 30 My Experience to Communicate Globally, Teach Locally 31 The TESOL Certificate 33 Overview of Theoretical Frameworks 35 Overview of Methodology 35 Study Assumptions 36 Study Limitations 36 Study Delimitations 36