A critical examination of language ideologies and identities of Cambodian foreign-trained university lecturers of English

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dc.contributor.advisorWright, Wayne E.
dc.contributor.authorBoun, Sovicheth
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLangman, Juliet
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSayer, Peter
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHuebner, Thom
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-09T19:30:43Z
dc.date.available2024-02-09T19:30:43Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe global spread of English has resulted in differing views among scholars who attributed it, on the one hand, to choices made by national actors for political and economic integration and, on the other hand, to linguistic imperialism from first-world English-speaking countries. In Cambodia, despite its momentum, the spread of English and English language teaching (ELT) has not been critically examined. More research is needed that examines the sociological and political aspects of English and ELT in Cambodia. As Pennycook (1994) maintained, the spread of English and ELT is imbued with cultural, economic, political and ideological meanings, irreducible to the examination of its functionalist roles as natural, neutral and beneficial. Drawing on language ideology and community of practice perspectives, this study explores the interrelations among language ideologies, classroom practices and the negotiation of identities. Data collected in the Spring of 2013 in Cambodia include interviews with university lecturers who received their master's degrees in ELT-related fields abroad, classroom observations, social observations, and relevant documents and artifacts. The findings reveal four ideological categories around which the participants expressed a range of ideological views about English and English language teaching: (1) image and status of English; (2) image and status of Khmer; (3) native speakers vs. non-native speakers; and (4) English language teaching. These various ideologies have been attributed to four sociocultural contexts of their experiences which include personal observations/experiences, prior learning/education, teaching experiences, and educational experiences abroad. The findings also indicate how these ideologies contribute to the participants' negotiation of teaching practices and formation of identities. This study adds to the current understanding of the global spread of English, the native speaker ideology, the communicative language teaching, and the transnationalization of TESOL education.
dc.description.departmentBicultural-Bilingual Studies
dc.format.extent286 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9781303918940
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/3039
dc.languageen
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectCambodia
dc.subjectCommunity of practice
dc.subjectEducation abroad
dc.subjectLanguage ideology
dc.subjectLanguage teacher identity
dc.subjectTESOL
dc.subject.classificationEducation
dc.subject.classificationEnglish as a second language--ESL
dc.subject.classificationForeign language education
dc.subject.lcshEnglish language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Khmer speakers
dc.subject.lcshEnglish language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Cambodia
dc.subject.lcshEnglish teachers -- Cambodia
dc.titleA critical examination of language ideologies and identities of Cambodian foreign-trained university lecturers of English
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thesis.degree.departmentBicultural-Bilingual Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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