Othering in the EFL Classroom: An Action
Research Study
Qais S.
Ahmadi
Southwestern
College Winfield, Kansas, USA
Abstract
The
purpose of this action research study is to raise the comfort level of Qatari
college students by investigating the phenomenon of 'othering' (stereotyping)
in the classroom. The review of the literature helped establish theoretical
framework for 'othering'. This study was conducted in the researcher's
beginning-intermediate (level 2) classroom in an English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) program. Data collection sources implemented for this study are
interviews for both student and personnel participants, a survey for personnel,
and a questionnaire for students.
Key words:
Linguistic Imperialism, Othering, Self vs. Other, Orientalism, Anglicism
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