An international histiocytic language [letter; comment]

An International Visual Language

We present an experiment supporting the thesis that visual languages are well suited for programmers whose native language is not English. We first analyze the particular problems of our target group, Arabic speakers, in comprehending Pascal program structures, and we present a number of previously proposed solutions to this problem. We then present our own solution, a visual programming enviro...

Beliefs about Non-Native Teachers in English as an International Language: A Positioning Analysis of Iranian Language Teachers’ Voices

The unprecedented growth of English and arrival of English as an International Language (EIL) has generated a new fledged argument about English language teachers’ role and status around the world. To date, much of the debate on the native/non-native distinction in EIL settings and factors contributing to sharpen distinctions has remained unsettled. This gap motivated this study on the English ...

Letter of Intent An International Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment ( MICE )

Persian-Speaking Teachers’ Perspectives on Methods and Materials for Teaching English as an International Language

Despite the global spread of English, it seems that voices from Persian-speaking teachers concerning English as an international language (EIL) teaching methods and materials are underrepresented. The present study set out to explore how nonnative Persian-speaking English language teachers respond to the increasing global dominance of EIL and native- and non-native-speakers’ language norms with...

Native and Non-Native Teachers’ Changing Beliefs about Teaching English as an International Language

In view of the paucity of evidence on teachers’ conceptions of teaching English an International Language (EIL), the present study used panel discussions to investigate the beliefs of 10 native and 10 non-native English-speaking teachers about their roles in teaching English in the EIL contexts and the perceptions of EIL. The findings revealed that some aspects of teachers’ beliefs about their ...