3. WORLD ENGLISHES
Japanese English education = American English
PLUS
England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, the Caribbean, Australia,
South Africa, New Zealand, India, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ghana,
Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan,
Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Russia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand,
Myanmar, Indonesia, Israel, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan,
Pakistan…
5. Speech Accent Archive
Hundreds of audio clips
of same text: compare
linguistic differences
BRINGING WORLD ENGLISHES INTO
CLASS
UNDERSTANDING LINGUISTIC DIFFERENCES
IDEA website
Test your
comprehension of 20
clips
6. BRINGING WORLD ENGLISHES INTO
CLASS
UNDERSTANDING LINGUISTIC DIFFERENCES
Accents of English from
Around the World
Side-by-side
comparison of
pronunciation
differences of same
words by region
7. BRINGING WORLD ENGLISHES INTO
CLASS
My experiences:
- Using audio clips with varied accents
American Headway (OUP) varied US content
PLUS
Get Ready for International Business
(Macmillan)
- Showing video clips from varied
8. DIVERSE CONTENT INSTRUCTION
•Help students become aware of other
cultures
•Explore varied perspectives of similar
topics
•Diversity to consider: culture, religion,
gender, class, etc.
9. YouTube – Stream videos on topics across
cultures & discuss differences
DIVERSE CONTENT INSTRUCTION
RESOURCES
12. My experiences:
- Using various news sites for content in
World News & Culture class
- Discuss American cultural items and have
students do presentations / reports of
similar topics in other countries
DIVERSE CONTENT INSTRUCTION
RESOURCES
13. USING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO
BRING DIVERSITY INTO THE
CLASSROOM
Bringing world Englishes into class
to understand linguistic differences
- IDEA & Speech Accent Archive
websites
- Accents of English website
Diverse content instruction to make
students aware of world diversity
- YouTube for eyewitness videos
- Varied news sources for
Speech accent archive (George Mason Univ): Same TEXT FROM PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Idea:
DIALECTS & ACCENTS
Select a continent/region from the list below.
AfricaAsiaAustralia-OceaniaCaribbeanCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth America
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
General AmericanNative AmericansOral HistoriesPhonetic TranscriptionsPlay Names & TermsReceived PronunciationSpeech and Voice DisordersTest Your EarTest Your Comprehension
Linguistic focus on diversity is not the only thing to consider, we can tailor the content of our instruction to bring diversity into our classrooms. Next I’ll discuss how to diversify the content of our instruction.
Focus on using mobiles (smartphones) to access content on class Wiki pages you prepare ahead of time.
RT News: APEC Summit a failure as leaders cancel joint statement amid US-China spat
BBC: Apec summit ends without statement over US-China division
Al Jazeera: APEC leaders divided after US-China spat
Fox News: no mention of the lack of a statement; only headline: Pence, China's Xi trade tough talk at Pacific summit
Japan Times: Abe fails to bridge U.S.-China divide at APEC summit & For first time ever, divided Asia-Pacific leaders fail to reach consensus on APEC communique
Have students answer cultural questions to review: Kahoot / Quizlet.
Look up information using smartphones to answer questions in group & pairwork during class
Create presentations using their smartphones to display images / videos that support their topics