Othering in an English language program
Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
TESOL Quarterly
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Abstract
In this article, I discuss how the administrators and local teachers in a Turkish university English language centre perceive others in the institution. I present interview data to illustrate processes of Othering, whereby a group constructs a shared, Us-Them representation of another group. The data show that administrators and local teachers view students and each other in terms of difference from themselves. In constructing such representations, they draw on local and wider discourses about learning, social order, national and institutional characteristics, class, and gender. Interrogating biases and developing a deeper understanding of Othering in TESOL contexts can help English language educators to develop appropriate and authentic pedagogies and curricula for local contexts in an increasingly globalized world.
DOI Link
ISSN
Publisher
TESOL
Volume
39
Issue
2
First Page
211
Last Page
233
Disciplines
Education
Scopus ID
Recommended Citation
Palfreyman, David, "Othering in an English language program" (2005). All Works. 2613.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/2613
Indexed in Scopus
yes
Open Access
no