Abstract

VIAFARA, John Jairo. "I'm Missing Something": (Non) Nativeness in Prospective Teachers as Spanish and English Speakers. Colomb. Appl. Linguist. J. [online]. 2016, vol.18, n.2, pp.11-24. ISSN 0123-4641.  https://doi.org/10.14483/calj.v18n2.9477.

Rooted in the need to confront the pervasive and harmful effect of the myth of the native speaker and affiliated language ideologies, this article shares the findings of a research study conducted in two public Colombian universities. The study examined participants' self-perceived (non) nativeness as speakers of Spanish and English. Using surveys and interviews within a qualitative approach, the study found that participants perceived themselves as over-empowered in their being native Spanish speakers. Conversely, as speakers of English, most prospective teachers feared the disadvantages of not achieving native-like abilities, but they were confident in their university programs and their previous experience as English users' to achieve their language learning education goals.

Keywords : language ideologies; the myth of the native speaker; nativespeakerism; non-native English speaker teachers; self-perceived (non)nativeness.

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