Challenging boundaries in language education. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editor Achilleas Kostoulas.
• Editors: Kostoulas, Achilleas, 1977-
• Contents: Intro; Contents; Editor and Contributors; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Conceptualizing and Problematizing Boundaries in Language Education; 1 Introduction; 2 Language Education at a Time of Post-certainty; 3 The Contents of This Book; 4 Before We Move on…; References; Rethinking Language Education Theory; A Journey Through the Landscapes of Language Education; 1 Introduction; 2 The Landscape of Language Teaching and Teacher Education; 3 Clouds of Academic Ideas; 3.1 The Conceptual Basis of Language Education; 3.2 The Empirical Basis of Language Education 4 The English Language Teaching World5 The Teacher Education Mountain; 5.1 The Emergence of Applied Linguistics; 5.2 Changes in Conceptualizing the Knowledge Base of Language Teaching; 5.3 Changes in Conceptualizing Language Teachers; 5.4 The Scope, Impact, and Realities of Pre-service Teacher Education; 6 Conclusion; References; Repositioning Language Education Theory; 1 Introduction; 2 A Conceptual Framework for Language Education Theory; 2.1 Applied Linguistics; 2.2 Language Education Psychology; 2.3 Pedagogical Theory; 2.4 An Interdisciplinary Perspective; 3 Transforming Practice 3.1 Conservative and Transformative Orientations3.2 Conservative and Transformative Influences; 4 Repositioning Theory: Final Remarks; References; An Ecological Perspective for Critical Action in Applied Linguistics; 1 Introduction; 2 Critical Perspectives and Applied Linguistics; 3 Features the Ecological Perspective; 3.1 Mutuality, Affordances and Situations; 3.2 Intentionality; 3.3 Intentional Dynamics; 3.4 Power and Agency; 3.5 Solidarity Through Diversity; 4 Using the Ecological Perspective; 4.1 Globalization, English and Universities 4.2 "Parallel Language Use" as Critical-Intentional Action5 Conclusion; References; Space and Time for Understanding(s): The Recursive Cycle of Language Education and Classroom Enquiry; 1 Introduction; 2 Positioning "Understanding": Practitioner-Research as Sustained and Sustainable Pedagogical Practice; 2.1 Exploratory Practice as an Inclusive and Ethical Form of Practitioner-Research; 2.2 Understanding Classroom Life: The Teachers' Perspective; 2.3 My Involvement with Exploratory Practice; 3 Discussing "Understanding": Theories and Epistemologies 4 Challenging the Technocratic Model of Language Education4.1 The Two-Level Fragmentation of Classroom Practices; 4.2 Towards Recomposing the Language Classroom as a Lived and Living Practice; 5 Understanding Everyday Practices: Quality Over Quantity; References; Reshaping Language Education Practice; Challenging Curricular Boundaries and Identities Through CLIL: An E-learning Professional Development Program for CLIL Teachers; 1 Introduction; 2 CLIL: A Brief Outline; 3 The Identity of CLIL Teachers; 3.1 Teaching at the Boundary; 3.2 An Activity Theory Perspective of CLIL Teacher Identity
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 418.007; Language and languages -- Study and teaching; FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Multi-Language Phrasebooks; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Readers; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Spelling; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030170578; 3030170578
• Related ISBNs: 9783030170561; 303017056X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 13, 2019)
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