"I love foreigners' attitudes towards life": Reproducing lifestyles in an Iranian English language teaching context

An important aspect of learning a foreign language is encountering the sociocultural orientations associated with it. The present qualitative study focuses on an Iranian setting of English language teaching (ELT) to explore the potential reflection and reproduction of certain cultural attitudes and...

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Published in:Compare 2017-09, Vol.47 (5), p.756-772
Main Authors: Mirhosseini, Seyyed-Abdolhamid, Sazvar, Azam, Rashed, Farnoosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult Learning
Attitudes
Audio Equipment
Coding
Context
Cultural Influences
Cultural instruction
Discursive practices
English
English (Second Language)
English as a second language
English as a second language instruction
English Instruction
English language
English language teaching
Foreign Countries
Foreign language instruction
Foreign language learning
Foreign students
Grounded Theory
Interviews
Language learning and culture
Language Teachers
Life Style
Lifestyles
lifestyles in education
Observation
Qualitative Research
Second Language Instruction
Second Languages
Social Influences
sociopolitics of language education
Teachers
Teaching
teaching English in Iran
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Summary:An important aspect of learning a foreign language is encountering the sociocultural orientations associated with it. The present qualitative study focuses on an Iranian setting of English language teaching (ELT) to explore the potential reflection and reproduction of certain cultural attitudes and lifestyles in this context. A total of 200 hours of 10 ELT classes with 62 students were observed and/or recorded in 4 months, and 20 teachers and students were interviewed. Based on a grounded theory approach, the bodies of data were explored through coding procedures and the emerging thematic structure was used to illustrate aspects of the possible reproduction of lifestyles. The context of concern appeared to provide a potential arena of naturalising aspects of imported lifestyles associated with the foreign language. Although students show various extents of adherence to their own culture, prolonged involvement in ELT discursive practices may contribute to the subtle alteration of their lifestyle orientations.
ISSN:0305-7925
1469-3623
DOI:10.1080/03057925.2016.1274880