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9780194422673

ESOL: A Critical Guide

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  • ISBN13:

    9780194422673

  • ISBN10:

    0194422674

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-10-15
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

ESOL: A Critical Guide describes the diversity of ESOL learners in terms of their backgrounds and life experiences, ranging from asylum seekers and migrants to people coming from more settled backgrounds. The authors look at how policy makers, teaching institutions, and individual teachers meet the challenge of addressing this huge range of needs and expectations. This book differs from other introductions to ESOL in that itincludes coverage of some of the more controversial aspects of the field. Contentious issues such as migration and asylum, citizenship, social exclusion, the economy, and globalization all affect ESOL in different ways, and the authors discuss all these and give a personal perspective based on their own experiencesas teachers and researchers. The book is organized into eight chapters: - Chapter 1: 'ESOL in the world' gives a general overview, with a particular focus on England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. - Chapter 2: 'A world of difference' focuses on ESOL students and the different contexts in which they learn. - Chapter 3: 'The challenges of ESOL practice' looks at the field from the teacher's perspective. - Chapter 4:'The content of ESOL lessons' explores both published materials and student-generated content, and includes a section on taboo topics. - Chapter 5: 'Oral communication' looks at some of the particular challenges of teaching speaking and listening skills in the ESOL classroom -Chapter 6: 'ESOL, literacy, and literacies' includes discussion of the extent to which literacy teaching should be seen as preparation for employment - Chapter 7: 'ESOL and electronic literacy practices' extends the discussion of literacy to include web literacy and different forms of electronic communication - Chapter 8: 'Learning about teaching' describes how teachers can develop through engagement with research. Each chapter also containsactivities which can be used for reflection (by individual readers) or for discussion (by classes or groups). There are also suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, and a full bibliography at the end of the book.

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