TY - CHAP
T1 - Mentoring University preparatory students through World Englishes (WEs)-integrated courses
AU - Kapçik, Ahmet Cihat
AU - Öztüfekçi, Ali
AU - Ören, Aybüke Demet
AU - Kaplan, Ayten
AU - Uzunkaya, Çiğdem Yilmaz
AU - Mede, Enisa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, IGI Global. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/5/18
Y1 - 2018/5/18
N2 - The increasing number of non-native English speakers in the world has led to the use of varieties of English. Nowadays, the number of speakers of English in the expanding circle has exceeded the number of speakers in the outer and inner circles. This has given rise to the scrutiny of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). With this regard, the research on World Englishes (WEs) has increased over the last few decades. In light of these observations, the purpose of this chapter is to raise awareness of World Englishes (WEs) among preparatory students at private universities in Turkey. Specifically, the study is concerned with mentoring preparatory students through Wes-integrated courses. The participants of this study were 20 preparatory students at A2-level English proficiency. As data collection procedure, the mentor teacher of the existing program adapted EFL materials including videos, dialogues, and integrated four language skills. The data were collected through questionnaires and reflective essays. With regard to the results, the students had an idea about the concept of Wes, and they became aware of the varieties of English to some extent; specifically, they displayed consciousness about the status of English across the world and sympathy toward WEs.
AB - The increasing number of non-native English speakers in the world has led to the use of varieties of English. Nowadays, the number of speakers of English in the expanding circle has exceeded the number of speakers in the outer and inner circles. This has given rise to the scrutiny of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). With this regard, the research on World Englishes (WEs) has increased over the last few decades. In light of these observations, the purpose of this chapter is to raise awareness of World Englishes (WEs) among preparatory students at private universities in Turkey. Specifically, the study is concerned with mentoring preparatory students through Wes-integrated courses. The participants of this study were 20 preparatory students at A2-level English proficiency. As data collection procedure, the mentor teacher of the existing program adapted EFL materials including videos, dialogues, and integrated four language skills. The data were collected through questionnaires and reflective essays. With regard to the results, the students had an idea about the concept of Wes, and they became aware of the varieties of English to some extent; specifically, they displayed consciousness about the status of English across the world and sympathy toward WEs.
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U2 - 10.4018/978-1-5225-4050-2.ch004
DO - 10.4018/978-1-5225-4050-2.ch004
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85049431668
SN - 1522540504
SN - 9781522540502
SP - 77
EP - 96
BT - Mentorship Strategies in Teacher Education
PB - IGI Global
ER -