Exploring teachers' ontologies of English: Monolithic conceptions of grammar in a group of Chinese teachers
This study presents a conceptual framework for exploring teachers' ontologies of English and investigates how a group of Chinese university teachers of English conceive of, and orient to, the language. Interview data suggest that participants orient to both a monolithic view as well as the ‘plu...
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Veröffentlicht in: | International journal of applied linguistics 2017-03, Vol.27 (1), p.87-109 |
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Zusammenfassung: | This study presents a conceptual framework for exploring teachers' ontologies of English and investigates how a group of Chinese university teachers of English conceive of, and orient to, the language. Interview data suggest that participants orient to both a monolithic view as well as the ‘plurilithic’ reality. The data reveal that monolithic ontologies are associated primarily with classroom contexts, whereas plurilithic ontologies are activated when usage is in focus. Particularly significant is teachers' monolithic conception of grammar, compared to plurilithic conceptions of lexis and pronunciation. We propose that usage‐based approaches to grammar might offer teachers a way to reconcile their apparently contradictory ontologies and help them challenge the deficit view of learning inherent in the monolithic approach.
本文提出了研究教师英语存在论的概念框架,并调查了一群中国大学英语教师如何看待和适应英语。访谈资料表明受访者既认同单一性的观点也接受多重性的现状。资料显示单一存在论主要存在于课堂背景下,而多重性是在语言使用中激发的。相对词汇和发音的多重性观念,教师对语法的单一性观念尤为显著。我们提议以语言运用为基础的语法教学也许可以解决显著的单一与多重并存的矛盾,并且有助于纠正单一论教学法中固有的关于语言学习的错误观念。 |
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ISSN: | 0802-6106 1473-4192 |
DOI: | 10.1111/ijal.12107 |