Ethnocentrism in TESOL: Teacher education and the neglected needs of international TESOL students

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Abstract

This article argues that strong ethnocentrism exists in TESOL teacher education in the Western English-speaking countries, and that teacher educators in these countries have by and large neglected the special needs of international students enrolled in their programmes. The article specifies the major needs of international TESOL students, and provides suggestions about what TESOL teacher education programmes should do to help meet these needs.

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Multilingual Education and Policy EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Second Language Learning and Teaching

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: ELT Journal

Volume 52, Issue 1, pp. 3-10

DOI: 10.1093/elt/52.1.3

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