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1 online resource |
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Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; References; Chapter 1: Whose English(es)?: Naming and boundary-drawing as language-ideological practices in the global English debate; Introduction; Debates in language education; Challenge and response: the ELF research paradigm; Hegemony and counter-hegemony: ELF and language-ideological debates; A language-ideological perspective: boundary-drawing and naming as key practices; Conceptual framework; The discursive construction of ELF |
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"A life of its own": the effects of naming in the construction of knowledgeThe persistence of boundary-drawing and naming; Conclusion: fundamental tensions in the study of language; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Policies of English language teaching as part of the global "war of ideas"; Introduction; Background; Investigating US policies of spreading English; Accessing audiences; Influencing people; Promoting American values; Concluding remarks; Quoted documents; References; Chapter 3: The English literature classroom as a site of ideological contestation |
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Literary sensibility as an instrument of policyInstitutional protocols and constraints; Teachers reflecting on contradictions and complexities; Reification; Meaning making as resistance; The responsiveness of professional praxis; Towards a radical aesthetic; Notes; References; Chapter 4: Equal chances for all Namibians through English? Language ideology and its consequences in the multilingual classroom; Namibia's language policy and educational policy; English in the multilingual classroom; Fieldwork procedures; A qualitative analysis; Discussion; Conclusions; Notes; References |
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Chapter 5: "Make yourself look as White as possible!" Navigating privilege in English language teaching in South Korea an autoethnography; Introduction; English language education in Korea; Theoretical framework; Autoethnography as a research method; Researcher positionality; English "language expert": be(com)ing aware of my native speakerness; Language teacher desirability: I made it to the top!; Korean speaker positionality: learning Korean; Discussion and conclusion; Acknowledgements; References |
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Chapter 6: Identity as/in language policy: Negotiating the bounds of equipping "global human resources" in Japanese university-level (language) educationIntroduction; Literature review: discursive constructions and negotiations of education and policy; The study; Poststructural ethnography; Data collection; Data analysis and reflexivity; Results; Positioning and promoting the department; Being and doing in the department; Who might/will students interact with?; Teacher roles and corresponding value; Idealized Japaneseness and Japanese use; Implications and concluding thoughts; Notes |
| Summary |
This book explores the ideologies, policies, and practices of English language education around the world today. It shows the ways in which ideology is a constituent part of the social realities of English language teaching (ELT) and how ELT policies and practices are shaped by ideological positions that privilege some participants and marginalize others. Each chapter considers the multiple ideologies underlying the thinking and actions of different members of society about ELT and how these inform overt and covert policies at the national level and beyond. They examine the implications of investigating ELT ideologies and policies for advancing socio-political understandings of practical aspects such as instruction, materials, assessment, and teacher education in the field |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Ali Al-Issa is Associate Professor of English Language Education at the Department of Curriculumand Instruction, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Seyyed-Abdolhamid Mirhosseini is Associate Professor of English Language Education at the Department of English Language and Literature, Alzahra University, Iran |
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Online resource, title from digital title page (viewed on August 31, 2020) |
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English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
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English language -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects
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EDUCATION -- General.
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English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
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English language -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Al-Issa, Ali
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Mirhosseini, Seyyed-Abdolhamid.
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| ISBN |
9780429485879 |
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0429485875 |
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9780429941283 |
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0429941285 |
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9780429941269 |
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0429941269 |
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9780429941276 |
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0429941277 |
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