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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
George Braine |
| ISBN: | 0805854002 9780805854008 0805854010 9780805854015 |
| OCLC Number: | 57068624 |
| Description: | xx, 191 p. : ports. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction / George Braine -- The English language in Brazil - a boon or a bane? / Kanavillil Rajagopalan, Cristina Rajagopalan -- Learning and teaching English in the People's Republic of China / He An E -- English language teaching in Germany: a reflection of the national and universal importance of English / Claus Gnutzmann -- English language teaching in Hong Kong special administrative region (HKSAR): a continuous challenge / Icy Lee -- Facts and beyond - teaching English in Hungary / Péter Medgyes -- English language teaching in India: colonial past vis-à-vis curricular reform / Premakumari Dheram -- Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) in Indonesia / Junaidi Mistar -- English language teaching in Israel: challenging diversity / Ofra Inbar-Lourie -- English language teaching in Japan / Masaki Oda, Tomoko Takada -- English language teaching in Lebanon: challenges for the future / Kassim Shaaban -- English language teaching in Poland: tradition and reform / Joanna Radwanska-Williams, Liliana Piasecka -- Teaching English in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: slowly but steadily changing / Khalid Al-Seghayer -- A success story: English language teaching in Singapore / Antonia Chandrasegaran -- Teaching English in Sri Lanka: from colonial roots to Lankan English / Minoli Samarakkody, George Braine -- English language teaching in Turkey: challenges for the 21st century / Yasemin Kirkgöz. |
| Responsibility: | edited by George Braine. |
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<p>"The volume draws a multi-faceted picture of the state of ELT profession in the world...The narratives, thoroughly summarizing programs, methods, teaching philosophies, and language policies in their retrospective countries, eloquently speak to the issue of the existing societal attitudes toward English in the historical and cultural context."--Estudios de Socioling stica, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2006 <p>"This one-of-a-kind book is an eye opener for all ELT practitioners...I congratulate Braine on his effort in bringing our colleagues from the periphery to the attention of those at the center...The volume...holds strong implications for teacher education, curriculum development, program administration, and teaching methodology."--Asian Journal of English Language Teaching, Volume 17 <p>"George Braine effectively captures the rich diversity of English language teaching around the world...The result is an informative, insightful, and pleasantly readable look at the past and present state of English language education through the eyes of true insiders."--TESOL Quarterly, June 2007, Vol. 41, No. 2 <p>"Readers will find Teaching English to the World to be extremely engaging and informative..[It] adds to our knowledge and understanding of ESL and EFL instruction and is a valuable addition to the literature devoted to nonnative speaker issues."--English for Specific Purposes Journal, Vol. 26, Iss. 2, 2007 <p>"[This book] is commendable for many reasons, and teachers, researchers, and teacher trainers will find it to be a current and relevant resource."--JALT Journal, Autumn 2006 <p>"This book is not only an inspiration to learners of English but it also provides valuable insights for teachers, both native and non-native speakers of English, on the issues faced by both learners and teachers of English in the countries."--Regional Language Centre Journal, August 2006 <p>"[In this book] a reader can find numerous thought-provoking examples of burning issues in the field of teaching Read more...
