|aThe pedagogy and practice of Western-trained Chinese English language teachers :|bforeign education, Chinese meanings /|cPu Hong and Faridah Pawan.
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|aNew York, NY :|b Routledge,|c 2014.
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|aNew York, NY :|bRoutledge,|c2014.
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|axii, 130 pages :|billustrations ;|c23 cm.
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|aunmediated|2rdamedia
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|avolume|2rdacarrier
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|aESL & Applied Linguistics Professional series
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|aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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|aIntroduction -- Situated and "glocalized" understanding: using sociocultural perspectives as lenses -- Hits and misses: shifting positions in professional development of native and nonnative English-speaking teachers -- Evolving landscapes: Chinese positions on communicative language teaching (CLT) -- The middle kingdom and beyond: the pathways to Chinese English language teachers' journeys overseas -- Light and heat: the empowerment, validation, and anguish of having been trained overseas -- Taking ownership: the bridging of the local with the global in English language teaching -- Changing from earth to sky: new policies and the ever changing roles of western-trained Chinese English language teachers -- A view from the mountain: teachers' personal reflections.
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|a"Providing an East-West flow of language teaching knowledge and know-how to balance prevailing Western-centric perspectives, this book is an in-depth investigation of the impact of Western-based language teacher education on the pedagogy and practice of Chinese English language teachers who received their training in Western institutions or those that emphasize Western-based teaching approaches. A significant and growing number of these teachers will influence millions of language learners on Chinas mainland over the next decades. The Pedagogy and Practice of Western-trained Chinese English Language Teachers:Forefronts Chinese teachers voices and experiences in the context of their workplaces and classrooms Connects and balances theory and practice using a sociocultural lens Discusses the Chinese government s policies on the training of teachers and analyzes them in terms of their impact on both American and Chinese higher education institutionsThis is a must read book for anyone interested in learning theory adopted from a Western perspective and applied within an Asian setting"--|c Provided by publisher.
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內容簡介top The Pedagogy and Practice of Western-Trained Chinese English Language Teachers 簡介 Providing an East-West flow of language teaching knowledge and know-how to balance prevailing Western-centric perspectives, this book is an in-depth investigation of the impact of Western-based language teacher education on the pedagogy and practice of Chinese English language teachers who received their training in Western institutions or those that emphasize Western-based teaching approaches. A significant and growing number of these teachers will influence millions of language learners in China over the next decades. The Pedagogy and Practice of Western-trained Chinese English Language Teachers:Forefronts Chinese teachers?voices and experiences in the context of their workplaces and classrooms Connects and balances theory and practice using a sociocultural lens Discusses the Chinese government policies on the training of teachers and analyzes them in terms of their impact on both American and Chinese higher education institutionsThis is a must read book for anyone interested in learning theory adopted from a Western perspective and applied within an Asian setting.