Making a Statement : Values, Philosophies and Professional Beliefs - in TESOL

Klappentext This insightful book chronicles the many influences and developments that have helped shape the language teaching profession today. Zusammenfassung This thought-provoking and practical book leads second language teachers to consider their views and values concerning their work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 - Terms and processes for a philosophy of ES/FL teaching; Chapter 2 - The early history and philosophies of school; Chapter 3 - Language teaching traditions in historical and philosophical context; Chapter 4 - Isms and systems; Chapter 5 - Two recent philosophical movements, language teaching, and the way the world is going (perhaps); Chapter 6 - Epistemology and the S/FL teacher; Chapter 7 - Ethics and morals; Chapter 8 - Mainstream social and political philosophy and language education; Chapter 9 - Radical alternatives; Chapter 10 - Some continuing tensions for S/FL teachers; Chapter 11 - Aims, and other components of a teaching philosophy, empirical studies; 12 A concluding comment; References ; Footnotes

Product details

• Authors: Graham Crookes, Graham V. Crookes
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2009
• EAN: 9780521741279
• ISBN: 978-0-521-74127-9
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Cambridge Language Teaching Library
• Subjects: Education and learning > Readings/interpretations/reading notes > English; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; English, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Language teaching theory and methods, Applied linguistics for ELT