Authors

Mohamed A. Mekheimer, Beni Suef UniversityFollow

Native versus non-native speaker teachers’ perceptions about English varieties in designing/developing EFL Curriculum Development

Abstract

This study seeks to identify the perceptions of teachers, native speakers, and non-native speakers in terms of the influence of teaching varieties of English on EFL curriculum development and teaching designs and which of these factors could predict how the English curriculum should be developed for a particular variety and culture. Using the Teaching Varieties Influence Survey (TVIS), this study introspected 126 respondents of native-speaker teachers (NESTs) and non-native-speaker teachers (non-NESTs) to reflect their views using t-tests, correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. General findings from this study revealed no statistically significant differences in the two samples’ views of the influence of English variety in English as an International Language (EIL) on EFL learners’ curriculum development, indicating that both groups perceive English variety in the EIL curriculum as influential in determining other factors that contribute to the development of an EFL curriculum. NESTs believe that people in charge of the English curriculum will determine what variety to choose. In contrast, non-NESTs believe that units of curriculum analysis, reasons for learning English, and factors to consider in dialect choice will determine how the English curriculum is developed vis-à-vis a particular dialect. The article concludes by discussing these findings and their pedagogical implications in an EFL context.

Bio Note

Mohamed Mekheimer is an associate Professor of TESOL at the Faculty of Education, Beni Suef University. He teaches, researches and translates in various domains of education and English language education and curriculum. Currently, he is the editor-in-chief of BSU-Journal of Pedagogy and Curriculum (Academic Publishing - BSU-Journals).

Recommended Citation

Mekheimer, Mohamed A. (2023) "Native versus non-native speaker teachers’ perceptions about English varieties in designing/developing EFL Curriculum Development," The Coastal Review: An Online Peer-reviewed Journal: Vol. 13: Iss. 1, Article 6.
DOI: 10.20429/cr.2023.130106
Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/thecoastalreview/vol13/iss1/6