Faces of English Education

Students, Teachers, and Pedagogy
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-20157-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 292 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

Faces of English Education provides an accessible, wide-ranging introduction to current perspectives on English language education, covering new areas of interest and recent studies in the field. In seventeen specially commissioned chapters written by international experts and practitioners, this book:

- offers an authoritative discussion of theoretical issues and debates surrounding key topics such as identity, motivation, teacher education and classroom pedagogy;

- discusses teaching from the perspective of the student as well as the teacher, and features sections on both in- and out-of-class learning;

- showcases the latest teaching research and methods, including MOOCs, use of corpora, and blended learning, and addresses the interface between theory and practice;

- analyses the different ways and contexts in which English is taught, learned and used around the world.

Faces of English Education is essential reading for pre- and in-service teachers, researchers in TESOL and applied linguistics, and teacher educators, as well as upper undergraduate and postgraduate students studying related topics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wong, Lillian L. C.

Hyland, Ken

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Faces of English language research and teaching

Part I: Students: identity, motivation and learning
2. Identity and English language learners across global sites
3. What influences performance? Personal style or the task being done?
4. Incorporating reflective writing to promote language development and identity awareness
5. Exploring the motivational development and academic choices of local and international English majors in China

Part II: Teaching: classroom pedagogies and practices
6. Teaching as input
7. The production-oriented approach: a pedagogical innovation in university English teaching in China
8. Do-it-yourself corpora in the classroom: views of students and teachers
9. Popular culture as content-based instruction in the second language classroom to enhance critical engagement

Part III: Learning: activities beyond the classroom
10. Language learning beyond the classroom
11. ESP project work: the collaborative processes involved in students’ learning experiences
12. Participants' engagement in and perceptions of English language MOOCs
13. Social learning analytics in online language learning: challenges and future directions

Part IV: Teachers: education and professional development
14. Going online: affordances and limitations for teachers and teacher educators
15. Examining the discourse of language teacher supervision: the learning experiences of two supervisor trainees
16. The personal and professional development of novice English teachers working in South Korea
17. Preparing teachers for the challenges of constructivist teaching

Über Autor(innen)

Lillian Wong is Senior Lecturerin the Centre for Applied English Studies at the University of Hong Kong.

Ken Hyland is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the Centre for Applied English Studies at the University of Hong Kong.