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标题：The impacts of learning English on Iranians' everyday life: An ethnographic example from Piranshahr
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作者：Mehdi Moharami ; Samran Daneshfar
期刊名称：Issues in educational research
印刷版ISSN：0313-7155
电子版ISSN：1837-6290
出版年度：2021
卷号：31
期号：4
页码：1156-1174
语种：English
出版社：Australian Institutes for Educational Research
摘要：English as an international language has widely spread its realm throughout the world. The number of Iranians learning English in both public and private education sectors is significant and this has alarmed the authorities. They believe learners' interest and attachment to English is due to the hegemony and globalisation of English. In this study, the researchers using ethnographic methodology interpret their observations from Piranshahr, a small town in Iran, to provide an understanding of the resident's language learning and their everyday practices. We explore the ways Iranians benefit from English in their social interaction along with other available linguistic resources in the country. Despite authorities who define globalisation as a totalising force on the language learners, our observations highlight learners' agency. This study shows the significance of agency in learners' everyday practices and shifts in traditions. People in Piranshahr find English language learning, besides the officials' emphasis on the use of Persian, as a panacea for their current global needs.