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Description
English now operates predominantly as a global lingua franca, necessitating the adoption of Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT) approach to align instruction with linguistic diversity and intercultural communication. This study (1) determines whether, and to what extent, preservice English teachers’ GELT perceptions change after participating in Global Englishes- Experiential Learning workshops, (2) explores how participants perceive GELT after the workshops. Employing a pretest-posttest design, the study involved 42 fourth-year English education majors from a university in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Data collection utilized a GELT perceptions questionnaire developed around eight GELT dimensions and semi-structured follow-up interviews. Results showed significant gains in overall GELT perceptions (t(41) = 6.04, p < .001, d = 0.83) and in seven of eight dimensions, with the largest shifts in ownership and norms of English. Post-workshop interviews further highlighted participants' positive shifts towards viewing English as pluricentric and prioritizing communicative effectiveness, while also identifying practical tensions, particularly around traditional assessment practices. The findings underscore the importance of embedding experiential GELT components in teacher education to effectively bridge theoretical understandings and practical classroom applications.
Biography
Dang Vu Hoai Nhan is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and is also an English lecturer at the School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam. His research interests include English Language Teaching, professional development, and Global Englishes Language Teaching.
