Post-colonial curriculum practices in South Asia : building confidence to speak English /: building confidence to speak English. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Asantha U. Attanayake.
• Authors: Attanayake, Asantha U
• Contents: 1. Introduction1)Introduction2)Objectives3)Limitations4)Reference 2. Background1)English in Sri Lanka and Other Post-colonial South Asian Countries 2)The Failures of English Teaching in Post-colonial South Asia3)The Colonial Legacy and Attitudes towards the English Language4)The Desire to Speak English and the Lack of Confidence5)Demand vs Supply6)Conclusion7)Reference 3. The Study1)Introduction2)The Sample3)Tools4)Data Analysis5)Discussion6)Conclusion7)Reference 4. Language Attitude Anxiety1)Introduction 2)Prologue3)Language Attitudes 4)Language Attitudes and the Lack of Confidence to Speak English5)Foreign Language (Classroom) Anxiety (FLCA) and Its Limitations 6)The Social Dimension of Language Anxiety7)Gardener's Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) and Its Limitations8)Language Attitude Anxiety (LAA)9)Components of Language Attitude Anxiety10)Conclusion 11)Reference 5. Understanding the English Language Learner1)Introduction2)A Love-hate Relationship3)Social and mental constructs 4)Language Acquisition Stages of the English Language Learner 5)Understanding Power Relations6)Language Attitude Anxiety (LAA) as a Projected Element7)Conclusion8)Reference 6. Fighting Fire with Fire1)Introduction2)The Remedy3)The Need to Build Confidence 4)Fight fire with fire: using the fear factor to eliminate fear5)The Psychology of the Approach6)Conclusion7)Reference 7. Experimental Course Design and Material 1)Introduction2)The Overarching Theory and the Sub-divisions of BICS, CUP and CALPS3)The Building Confidence to Speak English Course4)Conclusions5)Reference 8. Teaching Methodology and the Role of the Teacher1)Introduction2)The Psychology of the Post-colonial South Asian Language Learner 3)Cooperative Language Learning (CLL)4)Grouping and Groups 5)The Safe Zone6)Potential Challenges for Teachers7)The Process-oriented Nature of the Approach8)The Necessity of Teacher Training and its Components9)Conclusion10)Reference 9. Assessment1)Introduction2)Group Assessment - Stage Plays3)The Silence is Broken4)The Criteria for Assessment5)Conclusion6)Reference 10. Course Evaluation1)Introduction2)Course Evaluation Stages 3)Sample Questionnaire4)Interviews5)Journals and Records6)Logistics7)Conclusion8)Reference 11. Language Attitudes as An Academic Discourse1)Introduction2)Need for Developing Language Attitudes as an Independent Academic Discipline3)Examining Language Attitudes4)The Analysis of Language Attitudes5)Language Attitudes and Their Effects6)Remedial Measures 7)Significance 8)Conclusion9)Reference 12. Conclusions1)Introduction2)The Study and Its Findings 3)Upon Reflection4)Conclusion5)Reference
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Taylor Group
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 222 pages)
• Subjects: 428.0071/2; English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- South Asia; English language -- Spoken English -- South Asia; English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Foreign speakers; EDUCATION / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351129800; 1351129805; 1351129783; 9781351129770; 1351129775; 9781351129794; 1351129791; 9781351129787
• Related ISBNs: 9780815355526
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 18, 2019).
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