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Nonnative speaker English teachers : research, pedagogy, and professional growth / George Braine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Braine, George, author.
- Series:
- ESL and applied linguistics professional series.
- Esl & applied linguistics professional series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English teachers--Training of.
- English teachers.
- English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
- English language.
- Second language acquisition.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (125 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- According to current estimates, about eighty percent of English teachers worldwide are nonnative speakers of the language. The nonnative speaker movement began a decade ago to counter the discrimination faced by these teachers and to champion their causes. As the first single-authored volume on the topic since the birth of the movement, this book fills the need for a coherent account that: traces the origins and growth of the movement summarizes the research that has been conductedhighlights the challenges faced by nonnative speaker teacherspromotes
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Nonnative Speaker Movement; Chapter 2 The Native Speaker-Nonnative Speaker Divide; Chapter 3 Research on Self-perceptions of NNS English Teachers; Chapter 4 Research on Students' Perceptions of NNS English Teachers; Chapter 5 An English Teacher from the Outer Circle; Chapter 6 An English Teacher from the Expanding Circle; Chapter 7 From Worlds Apart: The Lives of Two English Teachers; Chapter 8 Extrinsic and Intrinsic Challenges Faced by NNS English Teachers; Chapter 9 Where Does the NNS Movement Go From Here?
- Chapter 10 Professional DevelopmentNotes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-15201-2
- 1-135-15202-0
- 1-282-58993-8
- 9786612589935
- 0-203-85671-6
- 9780203856710
- OCLC:
- 609858962
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