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Humanities
- ISSN: 2155-7993
- Journal of Modern Education Review
English Language Teachers’ Perspectives on the Notion of the World
Englishes Paradigm, and the Varieties and Standards of English
Yvonne PedriaVelasco
(Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, Negros Occidental, Philippines)
Abstract: With the current global context of English language teaching, the non-native speakers as teachers of English hold a key role in teaching a language which is the world’s most taught, learned and used second or foreign language. The awareness of educational practitioners concerning the concept of the World Englishes paradigm, the varieties of English existing around the world today and the standard or model for teaching the language is an area that is essential to be investigated into and not merely assumed. This study is an inquiry into the notions and beliefs of non-native teachers of English and their attitudes towards the concepts of World Englishes and the varieties of English. Additionally, it probed into what the teachers think the standards for English to be taught are and their implications to their teaching of the language.
Key words: world Englishes, varieties of English, language teaching, teachers’ beliefs
