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Preparing Culturally and Linguistically Competent Teachers for English as an International Language Education
Author(s) -
Li Guofang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
tesol journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.468
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1949-3533
pISSN - 1056-7941
DOI - 10.1002/tesj.322
Subject(s) - pedagogy , competence (human resources) , english language , cultural competence , teacher education , mathematics education , ideology , language education , sociology , psychology , political science , social psychology , politics , law
Despite recent scholarly advancements in teaching English as an international language ( EIL ), its implementation in TESOL classrooms has been challenging and limited. Because English teachers play a significant role in EIL implementation in their daily lessons, preparing EIL ‐oriented teachers becomes critical. This article outlines major developments in EIL and their implications for teacher competence and discusses the ideological challenges in integrating EIL in teacher education. It concludes with a detailed description of a three‐step EIL ‐oriented pedagogy for TESOL teacher education courses and programs that aims to foster teachers’ linguistic self‐respect, build their pedagogical competence for plurilingual teaching, and transform their classrooms.