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Artigos • Rev. bras. linguist. apl. 16 (3) • Jul-Sep 2016 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1984-639820169760   copy

Self-perceived Non-nativeness in Prospective English Teachers' Self-images1 1 This article is based on the authors' three-article Ph.D. dissertation called "Self-perceived (non) Nativeness and Colombian Prospective English Teachers in Telecollaboration," which specifically focuses on the first article included in the dissertation document.

A autopercepção da Não-natividade na Autoimagem dos Futuros Professores de Inglês

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Abstract:

The native speaker fallacy has been identified as one of the most prevailing and harmful language ideologies to affect non-native speaker teachers (NNSTs) around the world. By examining how participants' self-perceived non-nativeness shape their self-images as prospective English teachers in Colombia, this mix-method study seeks to contribute to expand this body of research in the Latin American context. Findings in this study revealed a dichotomy in participants' self-perceptions: though they do not regard their non-nativeness as a potential problem in their future careers because of their ongoing education and their advantages as NNSTs, they see themselves in an unfavorable position compared to native speaker teachers concerning their "non-ideal language ability and cultural knowledge."

Keywords:
Language ideologies; Non-Native English Speaker Teachers; Myth of the Native Speaker; Native Speaker Fallacy; Self-perceived (non) Nativeness

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