Color, race, and English language teaching : shades of meaning / edited by Andy Curtis, Mary Romney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Curtis, Andy, editor.

Romney, Mary (Mary L.), editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

Educational anthropology--English-speaking countries.

Educational anthropology.

Minority teachers--English-speaking countries.

Minority teachers.

English teachers.

English-speaking countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 205 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This volume addresses the question, What does it mean to be a TESOL professional of color? Thirteen narratives by TESOL professionals of color are prefaced by an introduction and overview of critical race theory, narrative inquiry, and educational resear

Contents:

A brief introduction to critical race theory, narrative inquiry, and educational research ; Dark matter : teaching and learning between Black and White / Andy Curtis

An exceptional voice : working as a TESOL professional of color / Shondel Nero

Stories through perceptual frames / Donna Fujimoto

My journal into racial awareness / Carmen T. Chacón

From learning English in a colony to working as a female TESOL professional of color : a personal odyssey / Angel M.Y. Lin

Perpetual foreigners : can an American be an American? / Shelley Wong

Becoming an English native : an English TESOL professional of color's experience / Carlos Islam

Musings of a Black ESL instructor / Marinus Stephan

The world away from home / Gertrude Tinker Sachs

English teaching and ethnic origin / Anam K. Govardhan

Not a real American : experiences of a reluctant ambassador / Mary Romney

Out of the safety zone / Suhanthie Motha

Confessions of an enraced TESOL professional / Ahmar Mahboob.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780203763971

0203763971

Publisher Number:

99984934685

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.