Book contents
- Native-Speakerism and Trans-Speakerism
- Native-Speakerism and Trans-Speakerism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- 1 Introduction: Where It All Began
- 2 Well-Trodden Path: Native-Speakerism
- 3 Untrodden Path: Trans-Speakerism
- 4 Voices of Secondary School Teachers
- 5 Voices of Graduate School Students
- 6 Voices of University Professors
- 7 Conclusion: Where It All Begins (Again)
- References
- Index
3 - Untrodden Path: Trans-Speakerism
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 August 2024
- Native-Speakerism and Trans-Speakerism
- Native-Speakerism and Trans-Speakerism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- 1 Introduction: Where It All Began
- 2 Well-Trodden Path: Native-Speakerism
- 3 Untrodden Path: Trans-Speakerism
- 4 Voices of Secondary School Teachers
- 5 Voices of Graduate School Students
- 6 Voices of University Professors
- 7 Conclusion: Where It All Begins (Again)
- References
- Index
Summary
I open this chapter with a discussion about an alternative concept to native speakerism – trans-speakerism. This is a modern ideological viewpoint that is devoted to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion for all language speakers, teachers, and researchers in the field. I begin by comparing the notion of trans-speakerism with the idea of native-speakerism, then proceed to present its definition, highlight its significance, and introduce the terminology it spurns for describing persons who are subsumed within its precepts: global speaker of English (GSE), global teacher of English (GTEs), and Global Englishes researcher (GER). I continue this chapter with an outline of the research upon which this book is based, which includes: (a) a description of the ways in which I selected the participants and ensured ethical compliance, (b) information about the participants, and (c) an account of how the data collection procedures were followed as well as how the data were treated, analyzed, and interpreted.
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- Native-Speakerism and Trans-SpeakerismEntering a New Era, pp. 44 - 62Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024