Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Journal Title

Journal of Teaching and Teaching Education

Volume Number

4

Issue Number

1

First Page

61

Last Page

69

Version

Publisher PDF: the final published version of the article, with professional formatting and typesetting

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education

Abstract

The paradigm of English as an international language has shifted the ways in which we think about the ownership and use of English, particularly because it is estimated that more than 80% of communication in English is between non-native speakers of English. When so many varieties of Englishes are acknowledged as legitimate varieties, the question of assessing what it means to be proficient in English becomes critical. Through qualitative analysis, this study documents the ways in which American English teachers approached teaching English online to students in Nairobi, Kenya, and revealed the complexities of teaching and providing feedback in such transnational contexts, where teachers and students spoke different varieties of English.

Notes

Original publication information: Molina, S. C., “The Complexity of Providing Feedback when Teachers and Students Speak Different Varieties of English in Transnational Language Teaching Contexts”, Journal of Teaching and Teacher Education, 2016: 4 (1), 61-69.

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