Changing Pedagogy Analysing ELT Teachers in China

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ISBN: 9780826488763 | 0826488765
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Copyright: 4/20/2008

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Figures	p. vii
Tables	p. viii
Foreword	p. x
Acknowledgements	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
The purpose of this book	p. 1
China and English language teaching (ELT) today	p. 3
The historical context	p. 5
Methodology vs. pedagogy	p. 9
Overview of this book	p. 10
ELT as methodology	p. 13
Introduction	p. 13
The definition of methodology	p. 13
Brief history of ELT methods	p. 16
Critique of methods as universal and context-free	p. 29
The transformation of ELT methods in the PRC	p. 36
Conclusion	p. 45
Pedagogy in ELT	p. 46
Introduction	p. 46
Pedagogy: an alternative to methodology	p. 46
Pedagogy and change	p. 55
Influences on ELT pedagogy in China	p. 69
Conclusion	p. 71
Mr Yang's pedagogy	p. 74
Introduction	p. 74
Mr Yang's biographical profile	p. 74
Mr Yang's practice	p. 77
Relationship between Mr Yang's beliefs and practices	p. 92
Discussion	p. 97
Miss Wu's pedagogy	p. 103
Introduction	p. 103
Miss Wu's biographical profile	p. 103
Miss Wu's practice	p. 105
Relationship between Miss Wu's beliefs and practices	p. 119
Discussion and summary	p. 124
Ms Ma's pedagogy	p. 127
Introduction	p. 127
Ms Ma's biographical profile	p. 127
Ms Ma's practice	p. 128
Relationship between Ms Ma's beliefs and practices	p. 140
Discussion	p. 146
The interplay of complex forces	p. 150
Introduction	p. 150
General impressions	p. 150
External forces	p. 155
Internal forces	p. 159
Situated forces	p. 167
A model of pedagogical innovation and change in the PRC	p. 172
Conclusion	p. 174
Conclusions and implications	p. 175
Introduction	p. 175
The teachers' beliefs	p. 175
The teachers' designs	p. 177
The teachers' practices	p. 178
The influences on teachers' beliefs, designs and practices	p. 180
Implications for practice	p. 181
Implications for future research	p. 183
References	p. 184
Index	p. 205
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