Native speakerism crossing borders: comparing stakeholders’ attitudes towards English and Basque native and non-native teachers

Authors

  • Kebir Colmenero Pérez University of the Basque Country

Keywords:

English language teaching, native speakerism, minority language teaching

Abstract

Perceptions towards English native and non-native speaking teachers have drawn the attention of researchers in language acquisition. However, no study has examined its implications in the teaching of minority languages. This study aims to analyze 563 students’, parents’, and teachers’ attitudes and preferences towards English and Basque native and non-native teachers. Using questionnaires and group discussions, education stakeholders were questioned about their teacher preferences and their beliefs concerning assessment and support, attitudes, motivation, culture, and perceived linguistic abilities. Results revealed that education stakeholders appeared to assign concrete characteristics to native and non-native speaking teachers, regardless of the language under scrutiny.

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Author Biography

Kebir Colmenero Pérez, University of the Basque Country

PhD student at the UPV/EHU supervised by professor David Lasagabaster. He obtained his BA in English Philology and a MA in Language Acquisition in Multilingual Settings from the UPV/EHU and a MA in Education Training for Professional, Secondary and Language Teachers from the International University of Valencia (VIU). He has worked as a research assistant at LASLAB (UPV/EHU) and he is currently teaching at the University Andres Bello in Chile.

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Published

2024-06-28

How to Cite

Colmenero Pérez, K. (2024). Native speakerism crossing borders: comparing stakeholders’ attitudes towards English and Basque native and non-native teachers. Porta Linguarum An International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Learning, (42). Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/portalin/article/view/29393

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No. 42 (2024): June [Tentative version]

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