Presenter ： Yi Chun Vivian TsaiInstructor ： Dr. Chin-Ying Philip Lin

Dec. 29, 2008

How Academic Culture Influences Teaching Strategies: A Case Study of the Native English-Speaking Teachers in Taiwan

Content

I. Introduction

II. Literature Review

III. Methodology

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Introduction

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Background of the Study

In academia, the emergence of globalization as a dominant discourse has generated heated debates on issues such as whether the world is becoming more homogenous or heterogeneous.

(Ke, 2008)

Introduction

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Statement of the Problems

The situation of cultural obstacles between the native English-speaking teachers and their students is a common situation occurring in the academic where two different cultures come into contact in the classroom.

(Lin, 2008)

Introduction

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Statement of the Problems

However, few studies focus on how the native English-speaking teachers adjust or modify their teaching styles/strategies in the ESL/EFL classroom.

(Lin, 2008)

Introduction

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Purposes of the Study

to explore how the native English-speaking teachers’ expectation in Taiwan’s classroom affect teaching styles

to invest how native teachers’ teaching strategies might be modified to the new academic cultural environment

Introduction

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Research Questions

What are the American teacher’s expectations about his Taiwanese students in an English speaking course?

How does the American teacher adjust to the differences between their expectations about teaching and learning?

Literature Review

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World Culture

That complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by human as a member of society.

(Tylor, 1871)

Literature Review

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Cross-Culture

The effect of cross-cultural studies on language and cognition have shown how the L2 learners language learning are influenced by the cross-cultural cognition.

(Bloom,1981)

Literature Review

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Academic Culture

The miniaturization of the concept of culture so that researchers study and write about the culture of the school or even the culture of the classroom.

(Scollon,1999)

Literature Review

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Western teachers VS. Chinese students

It is natural that their culture of learning may not be consonant with each other and, thus, they have different expectations, attitudes, values, and beliefs about what constitutes good teaching and learning.

(Cortazzi,1999)

Methodology

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Participants of Pilot Study

One native English teacher who teaching English for more than one year in Taichung and Taiwanese students in his class from Global Village Center in Taichung, Taiwan.

Methodology

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Procedures of the Study

Methodology

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Data Collection ： Qualitative Interview

Methodology

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Data Collection ： Quantitative Questionnaires

Methodology

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Data Analysis ： Qualitative Interview

Methodology

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Data Analysis ： Quantitative Questionnaires

Presenter ： Yi Chun Vivian TsaiInstructor ： Dr. Chin-Ying Philip Lin

Dec. 29, 2008

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