English Language Teachers on the Discursive Faultlines - Identities, Ideologies and Pedagogies

This book brings the voices of teachers into the debates about language ideologies and cultural pedagogies in English language teaching. Through interviews and classroom observations in Chile and California, this study compares the controversies around English as a global language with the similar cultural tensions in programs for immigrants.

About the author

Julia Menard-Warwick has taught at University of California Davis since 2004. Her research explores power and identity in language learning and teaching. She began her career teaching English to university students in Nicaragua and adult immigrants in Washington State. More recently she conducted research with English teachers at a Chilean university; researched a study abroad program in Guatemala; and served as a visiting professor in Mexico. Recent articles appear in Applied Linguistics and The Modern Language Journal.

Summary

This book brings the voices of teachers into the debates about language ideologies and cultural pedagogies in English language teaching. Through interviews and classroom observations in Chile and California, this study compares the controversies around English as a global language with the similar cultural tensions in programs for immigrants.

Product details

• Authors: Julia Menard Warwick, Julia Menard-Warwick
• Publisher: Channel View Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.11.2013
• EAN: 9781783091102
• ISBN: 978-1-78309-110-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 211 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education; New Perspectives on Language a; New Perspectives on Language and Education; New Perspectives on Language a
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation; Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)