Spirituality and English Language Teaching
Title | Spirituality and English Language Teaching PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Shepard Wong |
Publisher | Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | 308 |
Release | 2018-08-09 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1788921550 |
This collection of 16 reflective accounts and data-driven studies explores the interrelationship of religious identity and English Language Teaching (ELT). The chapters broaden a topic which has traditionally focused on Christianity by including Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and non-religious perspectives. They address the ways in which faith and ELT intersect in the realms of teacher identity, pedagogy and the context and content of ELT, and explore a diverse range of geographical contexts, making use of a number of different research methodologies. The book will be of particular interest to researchers in TESOL and EFL, as well as teachers and teacher trainers.
Christian Faith and English Language Teaching and Learning
Title | Christian Faith and English Language Teaching and Learning PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Shepard Wong |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 306 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0415898951 |
This book explores the possible role and impact of teachers' and students' faith in the English language classroom.
Spirituality, Social Justice and Language Learning
Title | Spirituality, Social Justice and Language Learning PDF eBook |
Author | David I. Smith |
Publisher | IAP |
Total Pages | 185 |
Release | 2007-02-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1607525860 |
This book sets out to explore the intersections between matters not frequently yoked in academic discussions: spirituality, social justice, and the learning of world languages. The contributing authors contend not only that these intersections exist, but that they are the site of issues and realities that require the attention of language educators and point to avenues of growth for the language teaching profession. The essays included seek to indicate the possibilities of a neglected area of inquiry, not only in terms of theory but also in terms of the practices of language education. Given this aim of opening up fresh questions, the book is arranged so as to show the relevance of the nexus of spirituality and social justice to teacher education (chapters 3 and 4), language classroom practices (chapters 5 and 6), and the theoretical sources that inform scholarly discussion of language education (chapters 7 and 8). The opening chapters place these explorations in a larger context by showing how they fit into existing social contexts and academic discussions.
Religious Faith and Teacher Knowledge in English Language Teaching
Title | Religious Faith and Teacher Knowledge in English Language Teaching PDF eBook |
Author | Bradley Baurain |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | 190 |
Release | 2016-01-14 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1443887641 |
The field of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) stands at an active crossroads – issues of language, culture, learning, identity, morality, and spirituality mix daily in classrooms around the world. What roles might teachers’ personal religious beliefs play in their professional activities and contexts? Until recently, such questions had been largely excluded from academic conversations in TESOL. Yet the qualitative research at the core of this book, framed and presented within a teacher knowledge paradigm, demonstrates that personal faith and professional identities and practices can, and do, interact and interrelate in ways that are both meaningful and problematic. This study’s Christian TESOL teacher participants, working overseas in Southeast Asia, perceived, explained, and interpreted a variety of such connections within their lived experience. As a result, the beliefs-practices nexus deserves to be further theorized, researched, and discussed. Religious beliefs and human spirituality, as foundational and enduring aspects of human thought and culture, and thus of teaching and learning, deserve a place at the TESOL table.
The Teacher's Calling
Title | The Teacher's Calling PDF eBook |
Author | Gloria Durka |
Publisher | Paulist Press |
Total Pages | 100 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780809140626 |
Affirms the role of teachers as ministers of personal and social transformation, and helps readers celebrate the mystery and wonders of a teacher's calling.
The Sociopolitics of English Language Teaching
Title | The Sociopolitics of English Language Teaching PDF eBook |
Author | Joan Kelly Hall |
Publisher | Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | 276 |
Release | 2000-01-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9781853594366 |
The sociopolitical dimensions of English language teaching are central to the English language professional. These dimensions include language policies, cultural expectations, and the societal roles of languages. This book aims to present these issues to practicing and aspiring teachers in order to raise awareness of the sociopolitical nature of English language teaching.
Christian and Critical English Language Educators in Dialogue
Title | Christian and Critical English Language Educators in Dialogue PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Shepard Wong |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 325 |
Release | 2009-06-25 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1135837856 |
This volume critically examines how English language teaching professionals wrestle with ideological, pedagogical, and spiritual dilemmas as they seek to understand the place of faith in education.