Men and Masculinities in Global English Language Teaching

"This book looks at men, masculinity and heterosexuality in global English language teaching. It examines contemporary theories in masculinity studies and applies these to issues such as the idealisation of white male bodies, the impact of male bonding, and the effects of marriage, singleness, and sexual desire on men's personal lives, and professional aspirations. It analyses a range of sources, including tales of adventurers and castaways, fictional characters in the arts and popular culture, and includes empirical studies of Western men teaching English in conversation schools and universities in Japan. Through these diverse approaches, the book explores many current concerns around teacher identity, gender and intercultural sexuality in a global industry"--

List of contents

Preface 1. Masculinity and Heterosexuality in English Language Teaching 2. Masculinities: Key Concepts for English language teaching 3. Masculine Histories 4. Fictional Masculinities 5. Introduction to empirical studies of Western men in Japan 6. Embodied Masculinities 7. Married and Single Masculinities 8. Professional Masculinities 9. Conclusion

About the author

Roslyn Appleby is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Her research on English language teaching has been published widely, and is the topic of her book ELT, Gender and International Development. Her current research interests include gender and heterosexuality, language teaching and militarisation, and political discourse analysis.

Product details

• Authors: R Appleby, R. Appleby, Roslyn Appleby
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.12.2014
• EAN: 9781137331786
• ISBN: 978-1-137-33178-6
• No. of pages: 205
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; B, Gender Studies, Sociology, English, English Language, Sociolinguistics, Language: reference & general, Gender studies, gender groups, Language Education, Language teaching and learning, Language and education, Language teaching & learning, Language and languages—Study and teaching, Language Teaching, Germanic Languages, Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, English;English language;gender;identity;language teaching