| Description |
1 online resource (262 pages) |
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ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series |
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ESL and applied linguistics professional series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents in Brief; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; The Authors' Experiences of Learning English (written from the first-person perspective); Jasmine Luk; Close ""Encounter"" of a Cross-Cultural Kind; Angel Lin; Constructing Alternative and Expanded Selves in English; The Cultural-Chemical Reaction Through Cross-Cultural Contacts; How Were the Data Collected?; Ethnographic Observations and Recordings of Interactions; Recordings of In-Depth Interviews and Reflections; Preclassroom Observation Interviews |
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During Classroom Observation InterviewsInterviews With Students; Postclassroom Observation Interviews; Questions for Reflection and Discussion; 2 The Native-Speaking English Teachers (NETs) in Postcolonial Hong Kong; The NET Scheme and Its Precedents; The Roles and Functions of the NETs in Hong Kong; Views of the Policymakers; Views of NETs and LETs; Views of the Students; The NET Scheme-An Act of Linguistic Imperialism, Strategic Pragmatism, or a Postcolonial Re-membering of the Past?; Questions for Reflection and Discussion; 3 The Native-Speaking English Teachers in the Global ELT Industry |
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On Defining Native SpeakersOn the Pedagogical Effectiveness of NETs; The Positive Arguments; Native Speakers for Cultural and Linguistic Exemplification; Native Speakers as Facilitators of L2 Learners' Use of the Target Language; The Negative Arguments; Native Speaker Models Create Unrealistic and Unattainable Goals for L2 Learners; NS Teachers Often Lack Knowledge of Local Students' Cultural and Language Backgrounds; On the Sociopolitical Privileges of NETs; The Synergy View; The Stance of This Book-Problematizing ""Nativeness"" as a Pregiven Entity; Questions for Reflection and Discussion |
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4 Culture and Studies of InteractionUnderstanding Culture; Understanding Cross-Cultural or Intercultural Interaction; A Discourse Approach to Cross-Cultural Interaction Studies; Investigating Classroom Interaction; The Discourse Analysis Approach; The Sociocultural Contextual Analysis Approach; The Critical Approach; Questions for Reflection and Discussion; 5 Understanding Cross-Cultural Classroom Interaction-An Ideological Framework; Settings-Sociohistorical Context and School Context; Activities; The Participants, Their Identities, and Interactive Resources; Identities and Positionings |
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Interactive ResourcesAsymmetrical Power Relations; Mediated Dialogic Interactions; Questions for Reflection and Discussion; 6 The Participants in Context; The Education Context in Hong Kong; The Banding, Streaming, and Evaluation Systems; The Medium of Instruction (MOI) Policy; The Education Logistics, Curriculum Culture, and English Language Teaching (ELT) Methodology; Ms. Bemer; Academic and Professional History; The School Context; Professional Beliefs; Mr. Williams; Academic and Professional History; The School Context; Professional Beliefs; Mr. Nelson; Academic and Professional History |
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The School Context |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
English language -- Study and teaching.
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English language -- Study and teaching
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lin, Angel M. Y
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| ISBN |
9781351571722 |
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1351571729 |
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