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Principles and practices of teaching English as an international language
This book critically examines current ELT practices visàvis the use of English as an international lingua franca. It bridges the gap between theoretical discussion and the practical concerns of teaching English as an international language, and presents diverse approaches for preparing competent users of English in international contexts.
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Early Language Learning in Context
This book critically analyses early school foreign language
teaching policy and practice, foregrounding the influence of the
socioeducational and cultural context on how policies are
implemented and assessing the factors which either promote or
constrain their effectiveness. It focuses on four Asian contexts -
Malaysia, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand - while providing a
discussion of policy and practice in Canada and Finland as a
comparison. Concentrating on the state school sector, it criticises
the worldwide trend for a focus on English as the principal or only
foreign language taught in primary schools, founded on a rationale
that widespread proficiency in English is important for future
national success in a globalised economy. It maintains that the
economic rationale is not only largely unfounded and irrelevant to
the language learning experiences of young children but also that
the focus on English exacerbates system inequalities rather than
contributing to their reduction. The book argues for a broader
perspective on language learning in primary schools, one that
values multilingualism and knowledge of regional and indigenous
languages alongside a more diverse range of foreign languages. This
book will appeal to educational policymakers, researchers and
students interested in early foreign language learning in state
educational systems worldwide.
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English Linguistic Imperialism from Below
Imperialism may be over, but the political, economic and
cultural subjugation of social life through English has only
intensified. This book demonstrates how English has been newly
constituted as a dominant language in post-market reform India
through the fervent aspirations of non-elites and the zealous
reforms of English Language Teaching experts. The most recent
spread of English in India has been through low-fee private
schools, which are perceived as dubious yet efficient. The book is
an ethnography of mothering at one such low-fee private school and
its neighboring state-funded school. It demonstrates that political
economic transitions, experienced as radical social mobility,
fuelled intense desire for English schooling. Rather than English
schooling leading to social mobility, new experiences of mobility
necessitated English schooling. At the same time, experts have
responded to the unanticipated spread of English by transforming it
from a second language to a first language, and earlier hierarchies
have been produced anew as access to English democratized.
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Second Language Use Online and its Integration in Formal Language Learning
This book explores the relationship between online second
language (L2) communicative activities and formal language
learning. It provides empirical evidence of the scale of L2 English
use online, investigating the forms most commonly used, the
activities likely to cause discomfort and the challenges
experienced by users, and takes a critical approach to the nature
of language online beyond the paradigms of 'written' versus
'spoken'. The author explores the possibilities for language
teaching practices that engage with and integrate learners' L2
English online use, not only to support it but to use it as input
for classroom learning and to enhance and exploit its incidental
learning outcomes. This book will be of interest to postgraduate
students and researchers interested in computer-mediated
communication, online discourse and Activity Theory, while language
teachers will find the practical ideas for lesson content
invaluable as they strive to create a successful language learning
community.
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Person to person peacebuilding, intercultural communication and English language teaching : voices from the virtual intercultural borderlands
This book maps person to person peacebuilding as it intersects with, and is embedded in, intercultural communication. It foregrounds the voices and discourses of participants in an intercultural online service-learning project focused on peace through education in Afghanistan, primarily through synchronous English language tutoring.
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