Recent Issues In English Language Education

Author : Lap Tuen Wong,Aditi Dubey-Jhaveri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
ISBN : 1634835204

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English Language Education in a Global World by Lap Tuen Wong,Aditi Dubey-Jhaveri Pdf

With English becoming the world's foremost lingua franca, the pressure to improve English language education (ELE) has been steadily increasing. Consequently, the nature of ELE has changed drastically in the last decade. This has not only brought about a number of changes in the way English is taught and learnt, but it has also led to various innovative practices around the world. As a result, this edited book aims to shed light on the new theoretical and methodological developments in the field of ELE as well as the major issues and difficulties faced by practitioners in different parts of the globe. One very important variable that the book takes into account is the role that English already plays in a particular society since this may affect the views that teachers and students hold of the language. This in turn can significantly influence the way English is taught and learnt in given political, economic and socio-cultural settings. The purpose of this book is therefore to provide a comprehensive overview of the pedagogical methods, policies and problems that underlie English language education in ten different regions across the world, including: the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Japan, China and Hong Kong. In doing so, the different chapters in the book emphasize the importance of responding to linguistic and other forms of diversity in order to develop English language education in a globalized world. This book will be useful for teachers and students of English language, for English language curriculum and materials developers, and for those involved in educational policy-making and language acquisition research. Written by experts in the field, the range of content covered in the book's chapters will also help policy-makers, researchers and practitioners develop effective English language education practices and policies, and propose solutions to emerging issues in English language teaching and learning in different environments around the world. The newly-developed arguments and concerns pertaining to English language education will serve as future reference for professionals interested in this area of expertise.

Author : Salah Troudi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030532970

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Critical Issues in Teaching English and Language Education by Salah Troudi Pdf

This edited book brings together a collection of research-based chapters that address a variety of topics related to the teaching of English in different contexts around the world. The chapters are informed by a critical approach to research, employing a variety of research methods to question and problematize taken-for-granted definitions and practices in areas such as classroom pedagogy, testing, curriculum, language policy, the position of English as a medium of instruction, educational management, teacher education, materials and evaluation. This book addresses a major gap in theoretical and research literature in the area of teaching English, and it will be of interest to trainee and practising teachers, research students and scholars of EFL and TESOL, and researchers in applied linguistics.

Author : Henry Widdowson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0194374459

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Defining Issues in English Language Teaching by Henry Widdowson Pdf

This text goes back to basics by investigating fundamental assumptions about the way English should be defined and taught as a foreign language. It looks at different attitudes to English teaching, and critically examines proposals for course content.

Author : Dr. Shikha Agrawal ,Dr. Geetika Patni
Publisher : Shanlax Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789391373054

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NEW DIRECTIONS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING : ISSUES, PRACTICES, CHALLENGES by Dr. Shikha Agrawal ,Dr. Geetika Patni Pdf

New Directions in English Language Teaching: Issues,Practices, Challenges attempts to create a comprehensive vision of critical and culturally relevant English teaching methodologies at the cusp of the 21st century. The present book is multi-voiced. It includes perspectives from classroom teachers, teacher educators and researchers in language and literacy, positioned to respond to recent changes in national conversations about literacy, learning and assessment. These vividly situated authors also recognise the rapidly changing demographics in colleges, the changing nature of teaching English in the digital age, and increasing demands for teaching pedagogies. This book is critically placed at the juncture of numerous directions in novel techniques. At all times, education is a political act, and colleges are embedded with a socio-culture reality that benefits some at the expense of others. Therefore the approach advocated through many of the chapters is one of critical literacy where English students gain reading and writing skills and proficiency with digital technologies that allow them to become more able, discerning, and empowered consumers and producers of texts.

Author : Handoyo Puji Widodo,Nugrahenny T. Zacharias
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : English language
ISBN : 9794989215

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Recent Issues in English Language Education by Handoyo Puji Widodo,Nugrahenny T. Zacharias Pdf

Author : Jack C. Richards
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 849 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781107456105

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Key Issues in Language Teaching by Jack C. Richards Pdf

TESOL / ESL Teaching.

Author : Mario Cal,Francisco Javier Fernández,Lidia Gómez
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781443820431

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Current Issues in English Language Teaching and Learning by Mario Cal,Francisco Javier Fernández,Lidia Gómez Pdf

This volume contains a selection of the papers, seminars and workshops presented in the First International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning (ICELTL1), held at the University of Santiago, Spain, in September 2008, as well as a number of valuable original contributions by other specialists who were involved in the conference. It aims to represent the views of teachers, scholars, researchers, teacher trainers and curriculum developers from all over the world, from the USA and Japan to Europe. It is addressed to ELT teachers, researchers and professionals who want to reflect upon and develop their knowledge and practice of current issues in English language teaching and learning. Current problems in many of the areas of ELT are given different solutions depending on the context in which respective contributors conduct their work. It is precisely this international perspective that makes this volume unique and illustrative of different realities with a similar objective in mind: the implementation and improvement of English language teaching. The various contributions have been organised in four main sections that correspond to the major focal topics of the conference: teacher training and development, classroom management and practice, new technologies and language teaching, and research on learner language.

Author : Kuchah Kuchah,Fauzia Shamim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137531049

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International Perspectives on Teaching English in Difficult Circumstances by Kuchah Kuchah,Fauzia Shamim Pdf

This book offers a holistic practitioner and research-based perspective on English Language Teaching and teacher education in difficult circumstances. In addition to extending the current conceptualization of ‘difficult circumstances’ in ELT to include the broader policy issues that may affect ELT in low-to-mid income countries, the book focuses on the challenges faced by practitioners and learners in contexts of confinement, conflict and special education. The chapters in this collection examine the challenges and problems that emerge from the complex current ELT environment, and present examples of contextualized inquiry-based strategies and interventions to address these challenges. Underlining the need to extend the boundaries of the discipline of ELT to include teaching-learning in less privileged contexts, this wide-ranging volume will appeal to students, scholars and practitioners of English Language Teaching.

Author : David Coniam
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9811011567

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English Language Education and Assessment by David Coniam Pdf

This volume gathers contributions in the closely linked fields of English language assessment and language education. The contributors from China and Hong Kong represent a mixture of established and new scholars. Areas covered in the language education section range across major developments in the redefining of Hong Kong’s secondary and tertiary curricula, as well as the huge field of China’s vocational education curriculum. Regarding assessment, the contributions reflect major changes in the marking of examinations in Hong Kong, whereby all examinations from 2012 onwards are marked onscreen, to quality control issues in the administration of China’s College English Test, which is taken by over 10 million candidates every year.

Author : Thomai Alexiou,Christina Gitsaki
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 9781443887366

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Current Issues in Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Teacher Development by Thomai Alexiou,Christina Gitsaki Pdf

Current Issues in Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Teacher Development: Research and Practice represents a collection of selected papers from the 17th World Congress of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), which was held in August 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. The volume comprises 18 chapters presenting current research projects and discussing issues related to second language acquisition, teaching and teacher education in a variety of contexts from around the world. This collection of research papers will be of use to both new and seasoned researchers in the field of applied linguistics. Teacher educators, language teachers and language policy makers will find this volume equally useful as the papers address current issues in language education.

Author : Achilleas Kostoulas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030170578

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Challenging Boundaries in Language Education by Achilleas Kostoulas Pdf

This edited collection challenges the perceptions of disciplinary, linguistic, geographical and ideological borders that run across language education. By highlighting commonalities and tracing connections between diverse sub-fields that have traditionally been studied separately, the book shows how the perspectives of practitioners and researchers working in diverse areas of language education can mutually inform each other. It consists of three thematic parts: Part I outlines the field of language education and challenges its definition by highlighting additional theoretical constructs that have tended to be viewed as separate from language education. Part II investigates curricular boundaries, showing how the language-learning curriculum can be enriched by connections with other curricular areas. Lastly, Part III looks into the challenges and opportunities associated with language education against the backdrop of globalisation.

Author : Hassan Mohebbi,Christine Coombe
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030791438

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Research Questions in Language Education and Applied Linguistics by Hassan Mohebbi,Christine Coombe Pdf

This volume encompasses the range of research questions on language-related problems that arise in language teaching, learning and assessment. The [150] chapters are written by experts in the field who each offer their insights into current and future directions of research, and who suggest several highly relevant research questions. Topics include, but are not limited to: language skills teaching, language skills assessment and testing, measurement, feedback, discourse analysis, pragmatics, semantics, language learning through technology, CALL, MALL, ESP, EAP, ERPP, TBLT, materials development, genre analysis, needs analysis, corpus, content-based language teaching, language teaching and learning strategies, individual differences, research methods, classroom research, form-focused instruction, age effects, literacy, proficiency, and teacher education and teacher development. The book serves as a reference and offers inspiration to researchers and students in language education. An important skill in reviewing the research literature is following a study’s “plan of attack.” Broadly, this means that before accepting and acting upon the findings, one considers a) the research question (Is it clear and focused? Measurable?), b) the subjects examined, the methods deployed, and the measures chosen (Do they fit the study’s goal and have the potential to yield useful results?), and c) the analysis of the data (Do the data lead to the discussion presented? Has the author reasonably interpreted results to reach the conclusion?). Mohebbi and Coombe’s book, Research Questions in Language Education and Applied Linguistics: A Reference Guide, helps budding researchers take the first step and develop a solid research question. As the field of language education evolves, we need continual research to improve our instructional and assessment practices and our understanding of the learners’ language learning processes. This book with its remarkable 150 topics and 10 times the number of potential research questions provides a wealth of ideas that will help early career researchers conduct studies that move our field forward and grow our knowledge base. Deborah J. Short, Ph.D., Director, Academic Language Research & Training, Past President, TESOL International Association (2021-22) As a teacher in graduate programs in TESOL I frequently come across the frustration of students at centering their research interests on a particular topic and developing research questions which are worth pursuing so as to make a contribution to the field. This frustration stems from the fact that our field is so vast and interrelated, that it is often impossible to properly address all that interests them. Hence, I wholeheartedly welcome this most relevant and innovative addition to the research literature in the field of TESOL and Applied Linguistics. Coombe and Mohebbi have created a real tour de force that stands to inform budding researchers in the field for many years to come. Additionally, the cutting-edge depiction of the field and all it has to offer will no doubt update the research agendas of many seasoned researchers around the world. The 150 chapters are organized in a most powerful, yet, deceptively simple way offering a positioning within the topic, suggesting questions that might direct inquiry and offering a basic set of bibliographic tools to start the reader in the path towards research. What is more, the nine sections in which the chapters are organized leave no area of the field unexplored. Dr. Gabriel Díaz Maggioli, Academic Advisor, Institute of Education, Universidad ORT del Uruguay, President, IATEFL

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Education, Bilingual
ISBN : UOM:39015025031801

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Issues in English Language Development by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert Kirkpatrick
Publisher : Springer
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319224640

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English Language Education Policy in Asia by Robert Kirkpatrick Pdf

This volume offers comprehensive 'state-of-the-art' overviews of educational policies concerning the teaching of English in a large number of Asian countries. Each contribution is written by a leading expert and gives a clear assessment of current policies and future trends. Starting with a description of the English education policies in the respective countries, the contributors then delve into the 'nuts and bolts' of the English education policies and how they play out in practice in the education system, in schools, in the curriculum, and in teaching. Topics covered include the balance between the acquisition of English and the national language, political, cultural, economic and technical factors that strengthen or weaken the learning of English.

Author : El-Henawy, Walaa M.,del Mar Suárez, Maria
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781668442074

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English as a Foreign Language in a New-Found Post-Pandemic World by El-Henawy, Walaa M.,del Mar Suárez, Maria Pdf

The COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed a new era in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning and teaching by shifting EFL education from the face-to-face learning paradigm to the online and distance learning paradigm. Teachers and students have faced several challenges such as choosing appropriate web tools for presenting content either synchronously or asynchronously, motivating students to participate, and assessing students’ learning. Additionally, this shift to emergency remote online learning represents a challenge for students, particularly with managing their own learning. Taking into account that many students attend low-income schools with limited resources that lack reliable access to the internet and computers, this shift has resulted in growing equity gaps. Likewise, transitioning to emergency remote teaching has revealed a lack of digital competency and readiness amongst teachers. English as a Foreign Language in a New-Found Post-Pandemic World presents an overview of various tools, designs, and strategies utilized to provide digital teaching and assessment of the English language, shares research on using digital technologies for supporting English language learning, and identifies promising areas and directions for future innovations, applications, and research in digital English language learning and teaching. Covering critical topics such as digital teacher education, language learning environments, and online instructional tools, this reference work is crucial for administrators, policymakers, teacher educators, special educators, educational technologists, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.