Illegitimate Practices - Global English Language Education

Informationen zum Autor Jacqueline Widin has extensive experience and expertise in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) and in teaching and research of tertiary-led pre- and in-service teacher training programs in Australia and in countries outside of Australia. She has a particular interest in the relationship between language and human rights and the sociopolitical dynamics of the English language teaching field. She is currently a senior lecturer with the University of Technology Sydney and manages the TESOL and Linguistics Education programs. Klappentext This book examines the tensions and powerlines which emerge between participants in the volatile international ELT project marketplace. The book focuses on two ELT projects and maps the prevailing interests in the field while seeking ways that providers and donors can more equally distribute linguistic, educational and economic resources.This book examines the tensions and powerlines which emerge between participants in the volatile international ELT project marketplace. The book focuses on two ELT projects and maps the prevailing interests in the field while seeking ways that providers and donors can more equally distribute linguistic, educational and economic resources.

Product details

• Authors: Jacqueline Widin
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2010
• EAN: 9781847693068
• ISBN: 978-1-84769-306-8
• Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights; Linguistic Diversity and Langu; Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights; Linguistic Diversity and Langu
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries