ERIC Number: EJ1430277
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Aug
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2089-9823
EISSN: EISSN-2302-9277
Indonesian and Korean Teachers' Awareness of Interculturality and World Englishes
Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), v18 n3 p656-667 2024
English for young learners (EYL) teachers have practiced some creative activities to maintain their pupils' learning with natural exposure to the target language amidst the pandemic. One activity practiced by Indonesian and Korean teachers was an international collaboration to perform a virtual drama of each country's folktale. This phenomenological research aimed at tapping the teachers' perceptions regarding interculturality and world Englishes (WE) in the virtual dramatic play collaboratively conducted and delving into their commitments in honing interculturality and WE. Two Indonesian and Korean teachers were involved in three sessions of in-depth interviews using pre-prepared interview questions. The trustworthiness of the data was achieved by the group discussions allowing the participants to comment on and revise the transcribed data, as well as triangulation by two international collaborators. Thematic analysis was performed to identify emerging themes and to provide novel insights into EYL teachers' encounters with interculturality and WE. The Indonesian and Korean teachers admitted the compatibility between language and culture, the urgency of introducing varieties of English, and the merits of conducting international collaboration to promote interculturality and WE. The teachers are committed to integrate interculturality and WE in their instructions despite some differences in the stipulated curricula.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Variation, Cross Cultural Studies, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Phenomenology, Folk Culture, International Cooperation, Correlation, Drama, Creative Activities, Teaching Methods, Language Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Pandemics, COVID-19, Distance Education
Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. C5 Plumbon, Banguntapan, Yogyakarta, 55198, Indonesia. e-mail: edulearn@uad.ac.id; Web site: http://edulearn.intelektual.org/index.php/EduLearn/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia; South Korea
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