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Alistair Welsh
Deakin University
Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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AVOIDING STEREOTYPING AND ENHANCING INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING Alistair Welsh
TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English Vol 22, No 1 (2011)
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Abstract: Anecdotally, language learners often struggle to acquire in­tercultural understanding. Teaching intercultural understanding presents significant challenges for language teachers. This article offers some in-sights into language learners intercultural understanding and strategies to help enhance intercultural understanding that seek to promote analyti­cal and critical thinking. The aim is to build on the principles of the emerging pedagogy of Intercultural Language Learning (1cLL). IcLL suggests there is a third place, where cultures overlap. IcLL acknowl­edges the importance of identifying with the other, whilst not denying the self. Intercultural competence requires sensitivity to difference, an ability to identify with others and to critically reflect on ones own cul­tural background.
PROMOTING A RESPECT FOR DIFFERENCE THROUGH LANGUAGE TEACHING Alistair Welsh
TEFLIN Journal Vol 25, No 2 (2014)
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An emphasis on developing students’ moral and ethical character is evident in the 2013 National Indonesian Curriculum. In this article, I look at how respect for difference is reflected in the 2013 Indonesian National Curriculum, specifically referring to the second key competency area for senior high school English language. I also draw reference from academic literature that can be linked to this competency area of the English curriculum. Exploring theoretical links from the literature is useful to develop a deeper understanding of the importance of this key competency area. Discussion explores the significance of respect for difference and the important role that English language teachers in Indonesia can play in promoting tolerance. By understanding how culture can be used as a divisive force, we can more readily identify how teachers can develop a respect for difference in their students to help overcome intolerant attitudes that can lead to discrimination. 
Pronominal choice: Indonesian diglossic code-switching on the Kick Andy show Stuart Mannix Foster; Alistair Welsh
Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics Vol 13, No 1 (2023): Vol. 13, No.1, May 2023
Publisher : Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

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Indonesian language contains a variety of pronouns and pronoun substitutes which enable speakers to position themselves in a variety of ways in relation to others for communicative purposes. Factors such as social standing, age, gender and cultural background influence pronominal choice but also reflect language alternation between standardised formal and informal Indonesian, a phenomenon known as diglossic code-switching. To study this, we examine the effects of pronominal choice by speakers on an episode of the popular Indonesian television talk show, Kick Andy. We first apply quantitative Discourse Analysis to sample conversations to identify the range of pronominal choice by speakers and instances of diglossic and English code-switching. Next we examine the use of diglossic code-switching through qualitative Conversation Analysis, to explore how speakers index themselves and others through individual linguistic choices of pronoun selection. In this study, we apply social positioning theory as a useful framework to analyse these dynamics. We detail how pronouns reflect social positioning of speakers and serve as a key indicator of societal power dynamics that broadly link to cultural norms. Our study contributes to sociolinguistic literature arguing that pronominal choice in Indonesian language is closely linked to diglossic code-switching. 
Co-Authors Stuart Mannix Foster