Chapter 9 â Extra activity 7
Chapter 9 – Extra activity 7 The following activity can be used as an introductory or closing task, and is designed to complement the content of Chapter 9 in Galloway and Rose’s (2015) book Introducing Global Englishes (Oxon., UK: Routledge).
ELT in Greece (2) Listen to Hara Paggaiou talk about ELT in Greece. Discussion questions 1. What is Hara’s opinion on the English education provided in state schools? How does the situation in Greece compare with a teaching context you are familiar with? 2. Hara refers to the use of large-scale proficiency tests in Greece. What tests are popular in your context? Do they have a ‘washback’ effect on teaching in the classroom? 3. What does she say about her exposure to variation in the English language? –
What models are learners in your context exposed to? Are you satisfied that this is meeting their needs? – Did she feel that this exposure prepared her to use English outside Greece? – What is your opinion on the GELT proposals discussed in Chapter 9 in relation to your context? 4. What is her opinion on the use of the native English speaker as a yardstick of competence?
ELT in Greece (2) Listen to Hara Paggaiou talk about ELT in Greece. Discussion questions 1. What is Hara’s opinion on the English education provided in state schools? How does the situation in Greece compare with a teaching context you are familiar with? 2. Hara refers to the use of large-scale proficiency tests in Greece. What tests are popular in your context? Do they have a ‘washback’ effect on teaching in the classroom? 3. What does she say about her exposure to variation in the English language? –
What models are learners in your context exposed to? Are you satisfied that this is meeting their needs? – Did she feel that this exposure prepared her to use English outside Greece? – What is your opinion on the GELT proposals discussed in Chapter 9 in relation to your context? 4. What is her opinion on the use of the native English speaker as a yardstick of competence?
