Which model of English should we teach?

• Authors: Stephen Branigan

Title variants

PL

Jakiego modelu języka angielskiego należy dziś uczyć?

Abstracts

PL

Zmiana charakteru języka angielskiego na język globalny oznacza, że uczący się tego języka są obecnie bardziej skłonni do przyswajania języka dla celów lingua franca niż do komunikowania się wyłącznie z native speakerami. Dlatego uważa się, że uczenie się języka przy wykorzystaniu native speakerów jako wzorców nie służy uczniom dobrze, ani nie zaspokaja ich potrzeb. Wzorce 1) rodzimego użytkownika, 2) użytkownika „natywizowanego” (upodobnionego do rodzimego) i 3) angielskiego jako lingua franca (ELF), pierwotnie przedstawione przez Kirkpatricka (2006), przeanalizowano ponownie pod kątem ich cech i wad we współczesnym kontekście. Analiza odpowiedzi na pytanie „Jakiego modelu języka angielskiego powinniśmy uczyć?” została przeprowadzona w dwóch grupach dyskusyjnych Reddit (reddit.com), w których uczestniczyli nauczyciele i uczniowie. Odpowiedzi od osób zaangażowanych w proces nauczania języka angielskiego (ELT) zostały skategoryzowane najpierw, a następnie porównane z opiniami akademickimi. Porównanie wykazało, że obie grupy generalnie zgadzały się co do odpowiedniego wzorca i dydaktyki nauczania. Nie zalecono stosowania jednego wzorca; wyróżniały się opinie popierające podejście postmetodyczne, które wykorzystuje istniejące stabilne ramy ELT nauczania standardowego języka angielskiego, który jest skodyfikowany, ma ugruntowane instytucje itp. Jednak wzorzec ten powinien uwzględniać inne odmiany języka angielskiego, a także uznawać komunikację w języku angielskim jako drugim języku (L2 do L2) i wykorzystywać bardziej zindywidualizowaną dydaktykę kontekstową.

EN

The changed nature of English into that of a global language means that contemporary learners of English are more likely to acquire the language for the purposes of a lingua franca than to communicate exclusively with native speakers. It is therefore considered that learning the language through traditional native-speaker models does not serve them well, nor does it meet their needs. The models of 1) native speaker, 2) nativised and 3)English as a lingua franca (ELF), originally presented by Kirkpatrick (2006), are re-examined with their attributes and drawbacks in this modern context. An analysis of responses to the question ‘Which model of English should we teach?’ was carried out on two Reddit (reddit.com) discussion groups which included teachers and learners. These responses from actors in the field of English language teaching (ELT) were first categorised and then compared with academic opinions. The comparisons showed that both groups were generally in agreement with regard to an appropriate model and pedagogy. No single model was advocated; rather, the prominent opinions supported a postmethod approach that utilised the existing ELT framework of a stable Standard English that is codified, has well-established institutions, etc. However, this model should be one that accommodates other varieties of English as well as accepts second language (L2 to L2) communications as legitimate in their own right and utilises a more bespoke, context-based pedagogy.

Keywords

EN

English language teaching (ELT); native-speaker model; Nativised; English as a lingua franca (ELF); cultural content

PL

nauczanie języka angielskiego (ELT); wzorzec natywizowany; angielski jako lingua franca (ELF); treści kulturowe; wzorzec native speakera

• Publisher: Krakowskie Towarzystwo TERTIUM
• Journal: Półrocznik Językoznawczy Tertium
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 98-117

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Stephen Branigan

• University of Opole

• https://orcid.org/0000000191553820

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Identifiers

DOI

10.7592/Tertium.2022.7.1.225

Biblioteka Nauki

2138949