LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 13:3 March 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
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         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
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Globalization Demands Standardized Competence Framework for Teachers Using English for Academic Purposes

Madhumathi, P., M.A., Ph.D. Scholar

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After globalization, there is a need for expansion of teacher competence requirement for teaching any subjects. Globalization demands the teachers to be competence in using English for academic purposes, irrespective of the subject they teach. There are certain global standards available for general learners such as Common European Framework of References (CEF), Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB), and American Council for Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). These standards lack appropriate competencies that are necessary for teachers using English for academic purposes. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a standardized global competency framework for teachers using English for academic purposes.

This paper attempts to explain various elements associated with teacher competences including academic language skills. It further elaborates on the need for including those elements while developing the competency framework for teachers using English for academic purposes.

Keywords: EAP, EFL, Globalization, Standardization, Student education, Teacher competence.

Globalization in Education

In recent years, the impact of globalization is visible in not only commerce, business, science and technology but in education as well. Globalization has increased the standards of education. Refinement of courses or programmes from elementary to higher education becomes necessary to reach these increased educational standards. This move towards accomplishing global standards in education may reduce the educational inequality that exists among the nations. Law (2004) advocates that global requirements emphasis on promoting lifelong learning, developing broad knowledge in core subjects, improving critical thinking and innovative ideas among pupils, fostering global awareness and increasing levels of professionalism among teachers.

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Madhumathi, P., M.A. in English and Comparative Literature, Ph.D. Scholar
Research Associate, School of Social Sciences and Languages
VIT University
Vellore 632014
Tamilnadu
India
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