Changing and Changed Stance Toward NormSelection in Philippine Universities:Its Pedagogical Implications

Alejandro S. Bernardo*
*Instructor, The Graduate School, Department of English, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.
Periodicity:July - September'2014
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.4.3.2859

Abstract

This paper reports the results of a survey, which involved college English teachers from three leading universities in the Philippines. The results point to one conclusion – college English teachers now have a changing and changed stance toward norm selection in Philippines Universities. The results give the impression that a good number of college English teachers now seem to gradually depart from native speakers' norms. Put in another way, they progressively place fewer premiums on total compliance with native speakers' models. This changing and changed stance, the author argues, calls for a new pedagogical decision that involves ESL curricular changes.

Keywords

Norm Selection, Native Speakers' Norms, Pedagogical Decisions, Philippine English.

How to Cite this Article?

Bernardo, S. A. (2014). Changing and Changed Stance Toward Norm Selection in Philippine Universities: Its Pedagogical Implications. i-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching, 4(3), 26-37. https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.4.3.2859

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