The Asian Efl Classroom

Author : Soo-Ok Kweon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429867743
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Asian EFL Classroom written by Soo-Ok Kweon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an insight into the 21st century teaching and learning of English in Asia. Despite English being widely recognized as a lingua franca in this era of globalization, the general EFL proficiency of graduates from high schools and even universities in most Asian countries are still below the expectations of policymakers. Given the critical role English will play in the globalized world, this review and examination of the current state of English education in Asia is both important and timely. This book consists of ten chapters from ten different Asian countries, including the Russian Far East. The scope of the book allows EFL students, researchers and teachers to gain perspectives on many of the significant current issues, expectations, and challenges in the teaching and learning of English faced by Asia in the 21st century.

Author : Handoyo Puji Widodo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317626532
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asian English Language Classrooms written by Handoyo Puji Widodo and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-06-14 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The teaching of English in the Asian context is always challenging and dynamic because both teachers and learners have diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Equally important, where English is not widely used outside the classroom, English language classrooms are an authentic site of learner engagement. For these reasons, for all those concerned with contemporary English language teaching (ELT) in Asia, Asian English Language Classrooms: Where Theory and Practice Meet, provides an account of theoretical orientations and practices in the teaching of English to multilingual speakers whose primary language is not English. While covering the fundamental ELT areas (e.g., the teaching of language skills, educational literature, the use of technology in ELT, the role of pragmatics in ELT, social psychology of the language classroom, and language classroom management) with which every language teacher and teacher trainer must be concerned, this volume showcases how particular orientations shape ELT practices. We believe that practicing English teachers must have a heightened awareness of the theory behind their practice. At the same time, the theoretical stance must be firmly anchored in actual classrooms. Containing newly commissioned chapters written by well-regarded and emerging scholars, this book will appeal not only to beginning teachers or teachers in training but also to established teachers around Asia where English is used as a lingua franca. If you are a student teacher of English or an English teacher who would like to see what other progressive teachers like you are doing across Asia, this is the book you have been looking for.

Author : Theron Muller
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230347827
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovating EFL Teaching in Asia written by Theron Muller and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection offers a distinctly Asian voice for English language education and addresses some of the unique needs of Asian learners in EFL contexts. Teachers and researchers from nine Asian countries present some of the most current and innovative research in five distinct and fascinating areas of EFL teaching and learning.

Author : Ross Forman
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 178309558X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book First and Second Language Use in Asian EFL written by Ross Forman and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2016-04-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Asian education systems discourage or even ban the use of L1 in L2 classrooms – although in fact L1 is widely used by teachers. Why is L1 use still devalued in this context? The book explores the impact of L1 use in L2 classrooms through observations and teacher interviews, highlighting implications for professional practice.

Author : Jian-E Peng
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 178309155X
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Willingness to Communicate in the Chinese EFL University Classroom written by Jian-E Peng and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents mixed-methods research into Chinese students' willingness to communicate (WTC) in an EFL classroom context. The interrelationships between WTC and motivation, communication confidence, learner beliefs and classroom environment are examined using structural equation modelling on data collected in a large-scale survey. These results are then complemented and expanded upon in a follow-up multiple case-study that identifies six themes which account for fluctuations of WTC over time and across situations. The qualitative and quantitative data provide the grounds for the proposition of an ecological model of WTC in the Chinese EFL university classroom, which reveals that WTC is socioculturally constructed as a function of the interaction of individual and environmental factors inside and beyond the classroom walls.

Author : Jim King
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1788926781
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book East Asian Perspectives on Silence in English Language Education written by Jim King and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2020-06-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silence is a key pedagogical issue in language education. Seen by some as a space for thinking and reflection during the learning process, for others silence represents a threat, inhibiting target language interaction which is so vital during second language acquisition. This book eschews stereotypes and generalisations about why so many learners from East Asia seem either reluctant or unable to speak in English by providing a state-of-the art account of current research into the complex and ambiguous issue of silence in language education. The innovative research included in this volume focuses on silence both as a barrier to successful learning and as a resource that may in some cases facilitate language acquisition. The book offers a fresh perspective on ways to facilitate classroom interaction while also embracing silence and it touches on key pedagogical concepts such as teacher cognition, the role of task features, classroom interactional approaches, pedagogical intervention and socialisation, willingness to communicate, as well as psychological and sociocultural factors. Each of the book’s chapters include self-reflection and discussion tasks, as well as annotated bibliographies for further reading.

Author : Ross Forman
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1783095601
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book First and Second Language Use in Asian EFL written by Ross Forman and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Asian education systems discourage or even ban the use of L1 in L2 classrooms – although in fact L1 remains widely used by teachers. Why is L1 use still devalued in this context? By observing classes and interviewing teachers, this book explores three dimensions of L1 use in L2 teaching: • pedagogy: what teachers actually do, and what they say about it • the personal: what happens to identity when we ‘perform’ a foreign tongue • the professional: how textbooks are used, and what is distinctive about the EFL domain.

Author : Craig Chaudron
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052132775X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Second Language Classrooms written by Craig Chaudron and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This important new book provides a critical overview of recent classroom-centered research and its implications for the teaching and learning of languages. Chaudron synthesizes and evaluates crucial research about the way student and teacher behaviours affect language learning and discusses research methods. Second Language Classrooms will be of vital interest to researchers, language teachers, and curriculum specialists, as well as readers with a general interest in education, linguistics, sociology, or psychology."-- Font no determinada.

Author : Brian Tomlinson
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441109439
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Applied Linguistics and Materials Development written by Brian Tomlinson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applies applied linguistic theories to the development of materials for language learning to add new depth to the field.

Author : Paul Robertson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 8990841232
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book English Language Learning in the Asian Context 2nd Edn written by Paul Robertson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: