Conceptualization of American English native speaker norms: a case study of an English language classroom in South Korea |
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| Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Kyungja?AhnEmail author |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of English Education, Seoul National University of Education, 1650 Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 137-742, South Korea |
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| Abstract: | This case study aims to reveal how conceptualization of native speakership was constructed and reinforced in a South Korean
university classroom of English as a foreign language (EFL). In addition, it examines how this conceptualization positions
native speakers, a non-native EFL teacher, and learners, and what learning opportunities were provided in this classroom.
The participants of the study were one instructor and his students. The data include classroom observations, interviews with
the teacher and students, and student surveys. The findings indicate that the students had been exposed to American English
more frequently than any other English variety. Also, they wanted to learn American English in and outside of the classroom.
Furthermore, this study shows that American English norms were revealed in the teacher’s beliefs and reinforced in his classroom
through his instructional materials, classroom practices, and evaluation of the students. Thus, as a mediator between native
speakers and learners, the teacher positioned native speakers as authoritative possessors of correct pronunciation and expressions
for his students to imitate. Consequently, the students learned about pronunciation and informal expressions as modeled by
American native speakers rather than learning to use the L2 communicatively as recommended by the institutional policy. This
study has important implications for English language teaching in South Korea, specifically in terms of the concepts of native
speakership, student learning, and teacher education. |
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