The Taiwanese-American Perspective on Discrimination in English Language Teaching
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The University of San Francisco USF Scholarship: a digital repository @ Gleeson Library | Geschke Center Master's Theses Theses, Dissertations, Capstones and Projects Spring 3-21-2016 The Taiwanese-American Perspective on Discrimination in English Language Teaching Kuan Cheng Song [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.usfca.edu/thes Part of the Asian History Commons, Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Chinese Studies Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, and the Language and Literacy Education Commons Recommended Citation Song, Kuan Cheng, "The Taiwanese-American Perspective on Discrimination in English Language Teaching" (2016). Master's Theses. 1320. https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/1320 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, Capstones and Projects at USF Scholarship: a digital repository @ Gleeson Library | Geschke Center. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of USF Scholarship: a digital repository @ Gleeson Library | Geschke Center. For more information, please contact [email protected]. University of San Francisco The Taiwanese-American Perspective on Discrimination in English Language Teaching A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the School of Education International and Multicultural Education Department In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Masters of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages By Kuan Cheng Song May 2016 The Taiwanese-American Perspective on Discrimination in English Language Teaching In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTERS OF ARTS In T.E.S.O.L. By Kuan Cheng Song May 2016 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Under the guidance and approval of the committee, and approval by all the members, this thesis has been accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree. Approved: ________________________________________ ________________________________ Chairperson Date ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of Tables .................................................................................................................................................... v List of Figures ................................................................................................................................................. vi Acknowledgement....................................................................................................................................... vii Abstract .......................................................................................................................................................... viii Chapter One - Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 Statement of the Problem ..................................................................................................................... 1 Background and Need for the Study ................................................................................................ 3 Purpose of the Study ............................................................................................................................ 12 Research Questions .............................................................................................................................. 13 Theoretical Framework ...................................................................................................................... 14 Methodology ............................................................................................................................................ 18 Participants .................................................................................................................................... 21 Data Collection .............................................................................................................................. 22 Data Analysis ................................................................................................................................. 23 Limitations of the Study ..................................................................................................................... 24 Significance of the Study .................................................................................................................... 24 Chapter Two - Literature Review ....................................................................................................... 26 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 26 English Educational History of Taiwan ....................................................................................... 26 Elementary School Level .......................................................................................................... 27 Junior High School Level .......................................................................................................... 28 Senior High School Level .......................................................................................................... 29 English Education at the University Level and Beyond ............................................ 30 Neoliberalism and Taiwan ................................................................................................................ 35 The Nativeness Paradigm and Taiwan ........................................................................................ 55 Racialization and ELT ................................................................................................................ 56 Native Speakers and Non-Native Speakers in Taiwan............................................... 62 Asian American Identity ..................................................................................................................... 66 Taiwanese Identity ..................................................................................................................... 66 Taiwanese-American Identity ............................................................................................... 68 Chapter Three - Results .......................................................................................................................... 73 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 73 Participant Profiles ............................................................................................................................... 74 Overview of the findings .................................................................................................................... 78 Political identity ........................................................................................................................... 78 iii Bilingualism .................................................................................................................................... 79 Social Challenges .......................................................................................................................... 81 Social Context of Teaching Experience ............................................................................. 83 Question Two ........................................................................................................................................... 87 Salary and Classes ....................................................................................................................... 87 Strengths and Weaknesses ..................................................................................................... 88 Social Expectations ..................................................................................................................... 90 Question Three ....................................................................................................................................... 93 Hiring Discrimination ................................................................................................................ 93 Advantages and Disadvantages ............................................................................................ 97 Reflection and New Approaches .......................................................................................... 98 Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 100 Chapter Four - Discussion and Conclusion.................................................................................. 102 Discussion .............................................................................................................................................. 102 Conclusion .............................................................................................................................................. 109 References ................................................................................................................................................... 113 Appendix ...................................................................................................................................................... 120 iv LIST OF TABLES Page 1. Participant Profile ................................................................................................................................