Teaching English to the World : History, Curriculum, and Practice

by Braine, George; An E, He; Dheram, Premakumari; Gnutzmann, Claus

• ISBN13: 9780805854008
• ISBN10: 0805854002
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-08
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

Teaching English to the World: History, Curriculum, and Practiceis a unique collection of English language teaching (ELT) histories, curricula, and personal narratives from non-native speaker (NNS) English teachers around the world. No other book brings such a range of international ELT professionals together to describe and narrate what they know best. The book includes chapters from Brazil, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Turkey. All chapters follow a consistent pattern, describing first the history of English language teaching in a particular country, then the current ELT curriculum, followed by the biography or the autobiography of an English teacher of that country. This consistency in the structuring of chapters will enable readers to assimilate the information easily while also comparing and contrasting the context of ELT in each country. The chapter authors--all born in or residents of the countries they represent and speakers of the local language or languages as well as English--provide insider perspectives on the challenges faced by local English language teachers. There is clear evidence that the majority of English teachers worldwide are nonnative speakers (NNS), and there is no doubt that many among them have been taught by indigenous teachers who themselves are nonnative speakers. This book brings the professional knowledge and experience of these teachers and the countries they represent to a mainstream Western audience including faculty, professionals, and graduate students in the field of ESL; to the international TESOL community; and to ELT teachers around the world.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	xi
George Braine
The English Language in Brazil---A Boon or a Bane?	1	(10)
Kanavillil Rajagopalan
Cristina Rajagopalan
Learning and Teaching English in the People's Republic of China	11	(12)
He An E
English Language Teaching in Germany: A Reflection of the National and Universal Importance of English	23	(12)
Claus Gnutzmann
English Language Teaching in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR): A Continuous Challenge	35	(12)
Icy Lee
Facts and Beyond---Teaching English in Hungary	47	(12)
Peter Medgyes
English Language Teaching in India: Colonial Past vis-a-vis Curricular Reform	59	(12)
Premakumari Dheram
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in Indonesia	71	(10)
Junaidi Mistar
English Language Teaching in Israel: Challenging Diversity	81	(12)
Ofra Inbar-Lourie
English Language Teaching in Japan	93	(10)
Masaki Oda
Tomoko Takada
English Language Teaching in Lebanon: Challenges for the Future	103	(12)
Kassim Shaaban
English Language Teaching in Poland: Tradition and Reform	115	(10)
Joanna Radwanska-Williams
Liliana Piasecka
Teaching English in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Slowly but Steadily Changing	125	(10)
Khalid Al-Seghayer
A Success Story: English Language Teaching in Singapore	135	(12)
Antonia Chandrasegaran
Teaching English in Sri Lanka: From Colonial Roots to Lankan English	147	(12)
Minoli Samarakkody
George Braine
English Language Teaching in Turkey: Challenges for the 21st Century	159	(12)
Yasemin Kirkgoz
Author Biographies	171	(8)
Author Index	179	(6)
Subject Index	185