Abstract:
Filipino English Educators have become increasingly visible in the global English as a Foreign Language (EFL) industry due to the growing demand for online English instruction among international students. While previous studies have documented various aspects of Filipino English Educators experiences within the global EFL industry, the use of English has often appeared as part of broader discussions rather than as the primary phenomenon of inquiry. This study examined the phenomenon of using English in the Global Classroom through two analytically distinct yet complementary dimensions: lived experiences and linguistic positionings. Specifically, it sought to uncover the essence of the shared lived experiences of Filipino English Educators and identify the linguistic positionings constructed through classroom utterances. The study employed a qualitative multi-method research design utilizing Transcendental Phenomenology (Moustakas, 1994) and Positioning Analysis grounded in the Positioning Theory of Harré and Moghaddam (2003). Three Filipino English Educators participated in the study. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and classroom recording transcriptions. Interview data were analyzed using phenomenological procedures, while classroom recordings were analyzed through the positioning triangle of speech acts, positions, and storylines. The findings revealed that the essence of using English in the Global Classroom is a continuous process of adjustment, negotiation, adaptation, and heightened self-awareness within multilingual and multicultural online teaching environments, shaped by communicative flexibility, cultural responsiveness, institutional expectations, and professional identity negotiation while sustaining participation, communication, and professionalism in the Global Classroom. Furthermore, the linguistic positionings constructed by Filipino English Educators reflected their enactment as Language Models, Meaning Negotiators, Language Scaffolds, Instructional Authorities, and Confidence Builders during classroom interaction. Together, these findings demonstrate that using English in the Global Classroom is both internally experienced and externally enacted through discourse, interaction, and pedagogical practice. The study concludes that examining both lived experiences and linguistic positionings provides a more comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon of using English among Filipino English Educators in the Global Classroom, revealing how it is experienced, negotiated, and enacted within multilingual and multicultural online teaching environments.