Aug 2026· International Journal of Applied Linguistics· 0 citations· 18 references
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Applied linguistics and interpreting have much in common; however, the education of signed language interpreters in the States provides barely any applied linguistics training. Linguistic racism (linguicism) frames the education and evaluation of sign language interpreters. Mainstream English is consciously and subconsciously valued by practitioners. This research is the first in the field by exploring the biases working practitioners possess about African American Vernacular English (AAVE). Twenty interpreters were interviewed, and 100% reported that standard English is of primary importance when working. Seventeen indicated that they can understand the majority of spoken AAVE. To test this, they listened to and then retold a 1 min 10 s AAVE narrative. When retelling, they omitted 53% of the narrative AAVE content, achieving just a 47% mean accuracy score.
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Jian Zhong· Proceeding in Humanities, Ed...· 0 citations
The singular they in English has been the subject of debate in discussions of gender-fair language. However, Global Englishes have no problems in breaking away from linguistic norms maintained by native speakers of English, such as the case of the Philippines. As the national language, Filipino can be described to be g...
Maribeth A. Bante· Educational Role of Language...· 0 citations
Three decades after Kachru's characterization of English as a source of both “agony and ecstasy,” debates about its global spread remain ambivalent. Despite significant advances in world Englishes scholarship, celebratory and critical stances toward English continue to coexist, sharpened by the political polarization...
Scholars have urged further research into specific discourses and ideologies embedded in ELT textbooks, which are
adapted or produced in different regions. Using multimodal critical discourse analysis, this paper analyzes the EFL textbooks
produced in China, where English learning has become a widespread craze inte...
Li-Li Zhang, David Machin· Journal of Language and Poli...· 4 citations
This study investigates the roles, perceptions, and professional experiences of native and non-native English-speaking teachers in GCC-related English language teaching contexts The study adopts an exploratory qualitative design, drawing on systematically documented professional observations accumulated over a fifteen-...
Masuda Wardak· World Journal of English Lan...· 0 citations
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