Ukrit Chimmarak. Global Englishes : textbook analysis and teachers' perception. Master's Degree(Teaching English as a Global Language). Burapha University. Library. : Burapha University, 2023.
Global Englishes : textbook analysis and teachers' perception
Abstract:
This study investigated the extent to which lower-secondary school English textbooks, commonly used by English teachers in Chonburi province, Thailand, contain Global Englishes features and explored teachers practices of using the textbooks that contain Global Englishes features. The first phase obtained commonly used English textbooks by asking English teachers in Chonburi to identify the textbooks they currently use. After that, the most used textbooks were analyzed by using the Global Englishes textbook framework (Syrbe & Roses, 2018), in terms of target interlocutors, ownership of English, target culture, norms of English, and orientation. The second phase was to explore the teachers practices in using English textbooks that contained Global Englishes. The data revealed the only Global Englishes feature manifested in the textbook was in the target culture. However, the other aspects of Global Englishes features (the target interlocutor, ownership of English, norms of English, and orientation) did not materialize. When exploring the teachers perceptions of the Global Englishes features manifested in the English textbooks, it was revealed that the teachers lacked knowledge about Global Englishes. They preferred to teach the students to sound like native English speakers because they believed that the students would communicate with the interlocutors with more understanding. They used the textbooks as the guideline to access the lessons and provided other sources for students to explore. For this reason, English teachers should be equipped with knowledge about Global Englishes and raise awareness about the Global Englishes features manifested in the textbooks.