Colloquium: ELF-aware teacher education

(theory and practice)Yasemin Bayyurt

Boğaziçi UniversityNicos Sifakis

Hellenic Open University

ELF7 Conference — American College of GreeceSeptember 2014

Two parts

• Part A: Theoretical considerations (E. Llurda, M. Dewey, A. Blair)

• Part B: Practical considerations (S. Kordia, G. Sahin, S. Ozturk, E. Kemaloglou, I. Kacar)

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Who needs ELF-aware TE?Teachers interested in:•learning more about ELF, WE, global English phenomenon•experimenting with alternative perspectives to EFL (in an increasingly “post-EFL” world)•promoting genuine intercultural competence in their learners

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“ELF-aware teacher education” involves:

• informing Ts about the ELF construct and research

• helping Ts in different contexts to take ownership of ELF

• prompting Ts to develop/teach/evaluate appropriate successful ELF-aware lessons for their learners

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Obstacles to ELF-aware TE

• EFL mentality• High-stakes examinations mentality• Course-book centred mentality• Own personal deeply held convictions about what should be taught to EFL learners

• Ts perceiving their roles in the classroom as custodians of Standard English

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Profiling the ELF-TEd Project

• Sep 2012 – Jun 2017• 150+ pre- and in-service teachers involved

• Primary, secondary, tertiary, ESP contexts

• 2 training phases—teachers:a. read selected papers, answer reflective

questions on themb. design, teach, self-/peer- evaluate original

lessons/activities• Flexible syllabus

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Project website7

Project website8

Project portal(restricted access) 9

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Join us!Please visit our project webpage: www.teacherdevelopment.boun.edu.tr

And Join our ELFTED facebook group for

further details on the project:https://www.facebook.com/groups/601031896579177/

bayyurty@boun.edu.tr

sifakis@eap.gr