Japanese Students’ Reactions to International Speakers of English: native-speakerism

and authenticity5th Waseda ELF International Workshop, Tokyo

14th November 201511:30-50CPD-LG07Richard Pinner

Overview

Definitions• Authenticity and Native-speakerism

Context• Of the study

Samples• Reactions to international speakers

Authenticity

Pinner, R. S. (2014). The authenticity continuum: Towards a definition incorporating international voices. English Today, 30(4), 22-27.

Pinner, R. S. (2016). Reconceptualising

Authenticity for English as a Global Language. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

Native-speakerism

Holliday, A. (2005). The struggle to teach English as an international language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

This Study

The StudentsN=25. 14 M 11 F

no. Speaker English L1or L2 Nationality Video URL Average Overall

1 Ban Ki-moon EL2 Korean http://youtu.be/BQeUDcne3IE 5.12 133

2 Shinzo Abe EL2 Japanese http://youtu.be/3_FUnfw2grQ 5.77 150

3 Arnold Schwarzenegger EL2 Austrian http://youtu.be/EyhOmBPtGNM 8.58 223

4 Barack Obama EL1North American http://youtu.be/ELrUi12cbrM 8.58 223

5 Dynamo EL1British (Northern) http://youtu.be/YOaeXRZYNDs 6.58 171

6 Queen Elizabeth II EL1 British (RP) http://youtu.be/6E4v4Dw5Ags 9.00 234

7 14th Dalai Lama EL2China (Tibet) http://youtu.be/1U7DYp6flPc 5.54 144

8 Naomi Watts EL1British/Australian http://youtu.be/6Nd51Cq3deA 7.88 205

K o r e a n

J a p a n e s e

A u s t r i a n

N o r t h A m e r i c a n

B r i ti s h ( N o r t h e r n )

B r i ti s h ( R P )

C h i n a ( T i b e t )

B r i ti s h / A u s t r a l i a n

5.12

5.77

8.58

8.58

6.58

9.00

5.54

7.88

NationalityAverage

Overall average 5.12 (lowest)(4) “He’s Korean” [Chinese student](8) “His English is formal and like native speakers!”(2) “He is not good at speaking English natively.”(4) “He speaks English fluently. But he doesn't make eye contact with people. Because his speech isn't persuasive.”(5) “I don't think he is poor at speaking English. However, he is a Korean.”(5) “The way he pronounced "L" and "R" / "B" and "V" seemed almost the same, so it sounded unnatural.”

Overall average 5.54

• (3) “Chinglish” [Chinese student]• (3) “He is a suspicious-looking

person.”• (1) “I don't like him. I think he

isn't a gentleman.”• (7) “I feel his English is not good.

His English is similar to mine.”

Overall average 5.77

• (4) “ He makes eye contact with people and he try to convey his thought to people. But his way of talking is a fool.”

• (5) “His English is easy for me.”• (10) “He is top of Japanese”• (4) “He made too many pauses

between phrases, so it sounded quite awkward.”

Overall average 8.58

• (10) “I love Arnold Schwarzenegger and He is native English speaker.”

• (9) “He is native and it is easy to hear.”

• (10) “He is a native speaker.”• (9) “He is very nice guy”• (8) “The speed and rhythm of his

English was closer to native speakers but I sometimes felt his "ur" sound and "or" sound unnatural.”

Overall average 9.00 (highest)• (8) “I want like Queen Elizabeth II. I want to go to England

someday.”• (10) “Hers is royal.• (10) “Se [sic] is more 'authentic' because she must speak

collect [sic] English.”• (10) “She is queen”• (10) “She is the queen”• (10) “She's a Queen”• (10) “Because It is official British movie”• (9) “Her native language is English, and her end of a word

is not clear”• (5) “Because she spoke dispassionately, so I felt it is

difficult to understand what she wanted to say.”

E L 2 E L 1

6.25

8.01

Average EL2 vs EL1

Self-discrimination

Reves, T., & Medgyes, P. (1994). The non-native English speaking EFL/ESL teacher's self-image: An international survey. System, 22(3), 353-367.

A matter of life and death

Seidlhofer, B. (2012). Corpora and English as a lingua franca. In K. Hyland, C. M. Huat & M. Handford (Eds.), Corpus applications in applied linguistics (pp. 135-149). London: Continuum.

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Summary

• You can download the slides and additional resources atwww.uniliterate.com• Please email me!

rpinner@sophia.ac.jp

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Thanks for your attention!

Holliday, A. (2005). The struggle to teach English as an international language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Murata, K., & Jenkins, J. (Eds.). (2009). Global Englishes in Asian contexts: Current and future debates. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Pinner, R. S. (2014). The authenticity continuum: Towards a definition incorporating international voices. English Today, 30(4), 22-27.

Pinner, R. S. (2016). Reconceptualising Authenticity for English as a Global Language. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

Reves, T., & Medgyes, P. (1994). The non-native English speaking EFL/ESL teacher's self-image: An international survey. System, 22(3), 353-367.

Seidlhofer, B. (2012). Corpora and English as a lingua franca. In K. Hyland, C. M. Huat, & M. Handford (Eds.), Corpus applications in applied linguistics (pp. 135-149). London: Continuum.