tailieunhanh - World englishes from a holistic view and considerations on English education in Vietnam

The article delineates the findings of the Vietnamese English teachers’ perceptions towards WE and their experiences in introducing WE in their teaching context. Discussion of English education in Vietnam, including issues in English teaching, English teachers’ development and considerations of the policy context, is also be presented. | WORLD ENGLISHES FROM A HOLISTIC VIEW AND CONSIDERATIONS ON ENGLISH EDUCATION IN VIETNAM Tran Thi Hao1, Ngo Dinh Phuong2,* PhD Candidate, Griffith University, Australia Vinh University, 182 Le Duan, Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam 1 2 Received 05 April 2017 Revised 08 November 2017; Accepted 28 November 2017 Abstract: The development of English as the mutual language among ASEAN since 2008 and the formation of ASEAN Economic Community since 2015 have set milestones in the social and educational development of each country in this organisation. In English education in Vietnam, understanding the diversity of Englishes in the organisation has become an important task. This article aims to present a holistic view of World Englishes (WE) in research generally and in relation to English education in Vietnam particularly by illustrating the Vietnamese English teachers’ perceptions of WE in the Vietnamese teaching context. The data were collected via an online questionnaire using a snowball sampling method from seventy-six respondents who are English lecturers from twenty-six universities or colleges in Vietnam. The data were also collected from focus group interviews with five participants who were doing Master Degree in Applied Linguistics at an Australian university. The article delineates the findings of the Vietnamese English teachers’ perceptions towards WE and their experiences in introducing WE in their teaching context. Discussion of English education in Vietnam, including issues in English teaching, English teachers’ development and considerations of the policy context, is also be presented. Keywords: World Englishes, English education, English teachers, Vietnam 1. Introduction Understanding varieties of English, or World Englishes (WE), is considered a crucial task in language teaching and learning to prepare English users for effective and intelligible communication (Brutt-Griffler, 2002; Canagarajah, 2006; Ton & Pham, 2010). Specifically, the adoption of English as .