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OverviewThis book introduces the concept of the ‘native speaker’ frame: a perceptual filter within English Language Teaching (ELT) which views the linguistic and cultural norms and the educational technology of the anglophone West as being normative, while the norms and practices of non-Western countries are viewed as deficient. Based on a rich source of ethnographic data, and employing a frame analysis approach, it investigates the ways in which this ‘native-speaker’ framing influenced the construction and operation of a Japanese university EFL program. While the program appeared to be free of explicit expressions of native-speakerism, such as discrimination against teachers, this study found that the practices of the program were underpinned by implicitly native-speakerist assumptions based on the stereotyping of Japanese students and the Japanese education system. The book provides a new perspective on debates around native-speakerism by examining how the dominant framing of a program may still be influenced by the ideology, even in cases where overt signs of native-speakerism appear to be absent. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert J. LowePublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2020 Volume: 19 Weight: 0.332kg ISBN: 9783030462338ISBN 10: 3030462331 Pages: 190 Publication Date: 03 July 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , ELT/ESL , Professional & Vocational , ELT General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"Foreword.- 1. Setting the Scene: Motivation, Location, and Methods.- Part I: Theorising the 'Native Speaker' Frame.- 2. 'Native Speakers"" and Native-speakerism.- 3. The 'Native Speaker' Frame: Establishing a Theoretical Framework.- Part II: Identifying the 'Native Speaker' Frame.- 4. Equality in a 'Professional Utopia'.- 5. Educational Technology and the 'Native Speaker' Frame.- 6. Professionalism, Training, and Reinforcement.- 7. Official Policy and Acts of Cultural Resistance.- JDACP and 'The Inverted Curriculum' - Changing Perspectives.- 8. Conclusion.- Appendix A: Sample Interview Agenda.- Appendix B: Detailed Coding Categories"ReviewsAuthor InformationRobert J. Lowe is a lecturer in the Department of English Communication, Tokyo Kasei University, Japan. He is the co-author of Teaching English as a Lingua Franca: The Journey from EFL to ELF (2018) and co-editor of Duoethnography in English Language Teaching: Research, Reflection, and Classroom Application (2020). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |