Innovating EFL teaching in Asia / edited by Theron Muller... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Muller, Theron, 1977-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Despite more than 50 years of research and discussion about teaching English in Asia, there has been little attempt to define what it means to teach English as a foreign language rather than as a second language. Additionally, methodological reform has been centered in Western countries, with innovation moving from ESL countries out to EFL contexts. That has now begun to change. This volume offers a distinctly Asian voice for English language education and addresses some of the unique needs of Asian learners in EFL contexts. Researchers from nine Asian countries offer some of the most current and innovative research into EFL teaching and learning within five distinct areas:

Defining the Asian EFL Context

Empowering Asian Voices

Innovating Teaching Methodology in Asia

Teaching Young Learners in Asia

Innovating the Teaching of Writing in Asia Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Defining the Asian EFL Context / T. Muller, P. S. Brown

Teaching the New English Curriculum: An Ethnographic Study in a Chinese High School / Xi Fang Fang, Xi

Global Cultures and Identities: Refocusing the Aims of ELT in Asia Through Intercultural Awareness / W. Baker

Training the Pesantren: Intercultural Materials for Islamic Boarding Schools in Indonesia / G. Palmer, I. Chodidjah

Language Learning Styles and Beliefs of EFL University Students In Korea: Are They Really Stereotypical? / A. Finch

Part II Empowering Asian Voices / J. Adamson

Learner Autonomy in Asia: How Asian Teachers and Students See Themselves / F. Murase

How Thai National Culture Can Be Used to Explain Students' Behavior / C. Raktham

Co-Constructing Teacher Beliefs Towards Qualifications: Insights From Interviews in the Japanese Context / J. Adamson

'Reconceptualizing' Self as a Teacher in a Malaysian Context / R. Erlam, S. Gray

Part III Innovating Teaching Methodology in Asia / T. Muller

Promoting Strategy Teaching as an Innovative Practice in the Asian EFL Oral Classroom / W. Y. K. Lam

Innovating a Vocabulary Learning Strategies Program / P. S. Brown

Classroom Discourse Analysis of Student Use of Language Scaffolding During Tasks / T. Muller, M. De Boer Boer, M. De

Innovating EFL Teaching of Reading: An Activity Theory Perspective on Chinese Teachers' Readiness to Adapt to Educational Reform / Hongzhi Yang Yang, Hongzhi, E. Bernat

Part IV Teaching Young Learners in Asia / B. Hoskins Sakamoto Sakamoto, B. Hoskins

Exploring Teachers' Implementation of the Recent Curriculum Innovation in ELT in Turkish Primary Education / Y. Kirkgöz

Affective Factors Contributing to Intrinsic Motivation for Learning English Among Elementary School Students in Japan / J. M. Carreira

Adapting English Picture Books to an EFL Context: A Study of Collaboration Between Elementary School Teachers and TEFL Practitioners in Rural Japan / J. M. Hall, T. Yamazaki, C. Takahashi, T. Ishigame

Let's Speak English: Bridging the Linguistic Divide in Tamil Nadu / K. A. Anderson, P. P. Narayanan

Part V Innovating Teaching Writing in Asia / S. Herder

Extensive Writing: A Fluency-First Approach to EFL Writing / S. Herder, P. Clements

Who Takes The Floor? Peer Feedback or Teacher Feedback: An Investigation of Chinese University English Learners' Use and Understanding of Peer and Teacher Feedback On Writing / Huahui Zhao Zhao, Huahui

Assessing EFL Writing: Meaningful Innovations Through SFL / T. Hisaoka.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-297) and index.

ISBN:

9780230301528

0230301525

9780230301511

0230301517

OCLC:

713185374