Title Resisting linguistic imperialism in English teaching / A. Suresh Canagarajah

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999

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MELB	428.007 Con/Rli		AVAILABLE
MELB	428.007 Con/Rli		AVAILABLE

Description viii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Series Oxford applied linguistics Oxford applied linguistics. Contents Adopting a critical perspective on pedagogy -- Challenges in researching resistance -- Resistance to English in historical perspective -- Conflicting curricula : interrogating student opposition -- Competing pedagogies: understanding teacher opposition -- Clashing codes : negotiating classroom interaction -- Contrasting literacies : appropriating academic texts -- The politics and pedagogy of appropriating discourses Summary "This book describes the creative strategies employed by teachers and students in periphery communities to use the English language in a manner that suits their needs and aspirations while subtly resisting the linguistic imperialism that many scholars have identified as the consequence of the global ELT enterprise. After developing trends and ideas from these oppositional strategies, the book goes on to outline elements of critical pedagogy suitable for English Language Teaching in formerly colonized communities."--BOOK JACKET Analysis TESOL Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Jesuits -- Missions -- Ontario. English language -- Study and teaching. Applied linguistics. English language -- Study and teaching -- Sri Lanka. English language -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects -- Sri Lanka. English language -- Study and teaching -- Political aspects -- Sri Lanka. English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers. SUBJECT Fort Sainte-Marie among the Hurons (Ont.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85050895 LC no. 44026908 ISBN 0194421546 9780194421546

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