Affiliation:
1. Universidad de Guadalajara – Lenguas Modernas , Guanajuato 1049 Planta baja Colonia. La Normal Guadalajara , Jalisco , 44260 , Mexico
Abstract
Abstract
This paper examines the professional context of teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), whose first language is not English but who are required to help learners adhere to target-language (TL) politeness norms and practices. Many of these teachers have had little or no contact with TL countries/cultures and have limited professional training in this area. This paper highlights the specific context of 39 Mexican EFL teachers who reflected on their understandings and “teaching” of politeness. I argue that by employing existing resources and knowledge and with further training, bilingual teachers can be helped to take “possession” of politeness rather than having to unquestioningly teach appropriate, socially-accepted, socially-expected usage.
Subject
Linguistics and Language,Communication,Language and Linguistics,Cultural Studies,Social Psychology
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