ABSTRACT

This study aims to identify students’ attitudes towards teaching English in a lingua franca context. The data were collected using a semi-structured interview with 25 undergraduate students studying English across five universities in Southern Thailand. Based on the qualitative content analysis approach, the findings revealed that most of the participants congruently agreed that the prime target of ELT is to prepare language learners for communication that involve interlocutors of multicultural backgrounds, and not to force them to adopt native-like English competence. Hence, the call for ELT curriculums to be revised. New targets should not be monocentric with excessive Inner Circle contents and cultures. More local content should be used as they help learners associate inputs with familiar cultures. Furthermore, teachers should raise learners’ awareness of existing English varieties and accents, and promote a flexible mindset to accommodate differences in communication.

摘要

本研究旨在确定学生对在通用语环境中教授英语的态度。这些数据是通过对泰国南部五所大学的 25 名学习英语的本科生进行的半结构化访谈收集的。基于定性内容分析方法，调查结果显示，大多数参与者一致同意 ELT 的主要目标是让语言学习者为涉及多元文化背景的对话者的交流做好准备，而不是强迫他们采用类似母语的英语能力. 因此，呼吁修订 ELT 课程。新目标不应以过多的 Inner Circle 内容和文化为中心。应该使用更多本地内容，因为它们可以帮助学习者将输入与熟悉的文化联系起来。此外，