Non-Native English Speaker Teacher Narration of Nativism

Authors

  • Muhammad Iqbal Ripo Putra IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Citra Iswara Indonesia University of Education
  • Dedi Irwan * IKIP PGRI Pontianak

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26418/jvip.v13i1.42421

Keywords:

Non-Native English Speaker Teacher, Nativism in ELT, Narrative Inquiry.

Abstract

The 21st century ELT world is trying to migrate into the more relevant notion of international English. This notion, supposedly, supports every English speaker of a different nation, background, and culture. However, the public preference in native speaker is still apparent. This study is aimed to explore one non-native English speaker teacher"™s experiences in teaching English along with a native English speaker teacher. This study employed narrative inquiry, the data gathered by interviews, and document analysis. The non-native English speaker teacher experiences several discriminations in the form of job division, job requirements, and even the wage difference. The public preference for native English speaker teachers is still apparent, looking at the growth of schools with native-speaker teachers.

 

 

Author Biographies

Muhammad Iqbal Ripo Putra, IKIP PGRI Pontianak

Muhammad Iqbal Ripo Putra is currently working as a full-time lecturer at the Program of English Education, Faculty of Language and Arts Education of IKIP PGRI Pontianak, Indonesia. He is focusing on establishing teacher professional development, teachers’ and learners' autonomy in rural areas.

Citra Iswara, Indonesia University of Education

Citra Iswara is a master degree candidate of the “English Education Program†at Indonesia University of Education. Her research interest is in the area of Systemic-Functional Linguistics, narrative inquiry, mainly concerning non-native English speaker teacher.

Dedi Irwan *, IKIP PGRI Pontianak

Dedi Irwan is an assistant professor at the Program of English Education, Faculty of Language and Arts Education of IKIP PGRI Pontianak, Indonesia. His current educational research interests and projects are in Teaching and Learning Evaluation, Foreign Language Teaching, Language Assessments, Teachers’ Professional Learning, Organisational Learning of School, and School Improvement.

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Published

2021-01-25