Open AccessDisinventing Native Speakerism in English Language Teaching
Author(s) -
Liu Jun-shuan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
english language teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-4750
pISSN - 1916-4742
DOI - 10.5539/elt.v14n11p97
Subject(s) - communicative language teaching , ideology , language education , norm (philosophy) , curriculum , language assessment , english studies , first language , english language , pedagogy , college english , linguistics , task (project management) , psychology , sociology , mathematics education , political science , engineering , epistemology , philosophy , politics , law , systems engineering
This article explores native speakerism, a chauvinistic ideology, in reference to relevant literature. It first exposes its ideological essence and adverse effects on English language teaching (ELT), and then moves to deconstruct the native speakerist practices concerning English language teachers, English language norm, cultural foundation of ELT curriculum, and teaching methodology, particularly the approaches of communicative language teaching (CLT) and task-based language teaching (TBLT). Through unearthing the culturist essence of native speakerism and the fallacies embedded in native speakerist ELT practices, this study is intended to contribute to eliminating native speakerism and building up more equitable and harmonious ELT profession.