11月7日下午2点，美国驻华大使馆地区英语语言办公室（Regional English Language Office）将举办网络研讨会，主题全球化、文化和英语教学。主讲人旧金山州立大学Sandra McKay 荣誉退休教授。

届时我们将进行网络直播，地址 https://statedeptasia.connectsolutions.com/beijingenglish/

如果欲现场参与，请在11月2日之前发送邮件至 WangPX1@state.gov

地点：北京美国中心--京广中心2801
 

Time: 2: 00 p.m. Beijing time (8 am GMT +8) Monday, November 7th, 2011

Venue: Beijing American Center (北京美国中心), formerly known as the American Center for the Educational Exchange (ACEE), Room 2801, Jingguang Center, Hujialou, Chaoyang District

https://statedeptasia.connectsolutions.com/beijingenglish/

Speaker: Sandra McKay, Professor Emeritus San Francisco State University

Abstract:

Globalization, Culture, and the Teaching of English

Globalization is a much used and often loosely-defined term. This presentation will begin by considering the various definitions of globalization and examine what these suggest for current language use and language teaching. The presenter will argue that while English often serves as a lingua franca in the present-day globalized world, this is not always the case. However, when it is used as a lingua franca, it is typically used in cross-cultural exchanges in which cultural frameworks are complex and negotiable.

Given globalization and the complex linguistic landscape it generates, the speaker explores what this means for English teaching today. What should be the cultural basis of English teaching? What grammatical, pragmatic, and discourse norms should apply? What should be the cultural basis of classroom materials and methodology? These questions will be fully explored in the presentation. In closing, the presenter will argue that the goal of culture learning in English as an international language pedagogy should be to promote a sphere of interculturality (Kramsch, 1998) and an awareness of the hybridity of cultural identity today.

Bio of Professor Sandra McKay:

Sandra McKay is Professor Emeritus of San Francisco State University. Presently she is an affiliate member of the Second Language Studies Department at the University of Hawaii. Her main areas of interest are sociolinguistics, globalization and the spread of English, particularly as these areas relate to second language learning and teaching. For most of her career she has been involved in second language teacher education, both in the United States and abroad. She has received four Fulbright grants, as well as many academic specialists awards and distinguished lecturer invitations. Her books include Sociolinguistics and Language Education (edited with Nancy Hornberger, 2010, Multlingual Matters), International English in its Sociolinguistic Contexts: towards a Socially Sensitive Pedagogy (with Wendy Bokhorst-Heng, 2008, Frances Taylor) and Teaching English as an International Language: Rethinking Goals and Approaches (2002, Oxford University Press). She has published many chapters in edited books and given plenary talks at various international conferences, including the Asian International TEFL Conference in Korea, the Regional English Language Conference in Singapore and the EFL Asian Conference in Turkey. She served as TESOL Quarterly editor from 1994 to 1999.

Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~slmckay/

For onsite participation, please RSVP to WangPX1@state.gov no later than Wednesday November 2nd.

Thanks and looking forward to seeing you all on November 7th!