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English and empowerment in the developing world / edited by Nasreen Hussain, Azra Ahmed, and Mohammed Zafar.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers--Congresses.
- English language.
- Education--Sociological aspects--Developing countries--Congresses.
- Education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (300 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is a collection of thought-provoking papers that investigate empowerment within the context of language, education, and technology. In the seventeen papers published in the book, local and international ELT practitioners and researchers have analysed their experiences within a range of socio-linguistic situations. Adding significant insights and depth to a previously under-researched area, the publication will be of interest not only to ELT teachers and students, but also to social...
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; SECTION I; ENGLISH AND EMPOWERMENT; TOWARDS A REVISED ROLE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD; TEACHER TRAINING IN THE MARGINS OF THE GLOBAL VILLAGE; EMPOWERING TEACHERS OF ENGLISH TO UNDERSTAND THEIR TEACHING; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN; SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY; SECTION II; JOURNEY TO EMPOWERMENT; EMPOWERED WOMEN IN PAKISTAN; SECTION III
- PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF AUTHENTICITY IN THE ESP CLASSROOMENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AT THE TERTIARY LEVEL IN PAKISTAN; SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING; TWO LANGUAGES WITH ONE CULTURE; WHO TEACHES THE TEACHERS?; ESP/EAP; SECTION IV; USING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT IN-SERVICE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS' FIELD EXPERIENCES; WHY ICT IN ESP?; GENDER-RELATED DISCOURSE STYLE OF NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS IN COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX
- Notes:
- Papers selected from a seminar organised by the Aga Khan University Centre of English Language in 2007.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-41497-6
- 9786612414978
- 1-4438-1629-9
- OCLC:
- 831120704
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