English Language Teachers on the Discursive Faultlines Identities, Ideologies and Pedagogies |
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| Author:
| Menard-Warwick, Julia |
| Series title: | New Perspectives on Language and Education Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-306-13720-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Multilingual Matters
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $129.95 |
Book Description:
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This book brings the voices of teachers into the fierce debates about language ideologies and cultural pedagogies in English language teaching. Through interviews and classroom observations in Chile and California, this study compares the controversies around English as a global language with the similar cultural tensions in programs for immigrants. The author explores the development of teacher identity in these two very different contexts, and through the narratives of both...
More DescriptionThis book brings the voices of teachers into the fierce debates about language ideologies and cultural pedagogies in English language teaching. Through interviews and classroom observations in Chile and California, this study compares the controversies around English as a global language with the similar cultural tensions in programs for immigrants. The author explores the development of teacher identity in these two very different contexts, and through the narratives of both experienced and novice teachers demonstrates how teacher identity affects the cultural pedagogies enacted in their classrooms.