基本説明
The widespread use of English as an International Language (EIL) in different parts of the world for administrative, business, educational and social purposes has given rise to questions such as what counts as 'Standard English' and 'literacy'. This edited volume is designed to provide a scholarly and research-based discussion on how English in education can be (re)conceptualized and understood in light of the dynamic and changing nature of English.
Full Description
In this volume a range of authors from different international contexts argue that the notion of communicative competence in English, hitherto largely referenced to metropolitan native-speaker norms, has to be expanded to take account of diverse contexts of use for a variety of purposes. It also discusses the popular belief that language and literacy should simply be regarded as a technical 'skill' which confers universal benefits and that it should be replaced with a social practice view that recognises situated variations and diversity. This volume, we believe, provides a reference point for extended research and practice in these areas that will be of interest to wide range of people engaged in language and literacy education.
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 - Constant Leung & Brian Street: Introduction: English in the Curriculum - Norms and Practices
Chapter 2 - Mastin Prinsloo: What Counts as English?
Chapter 3 - Ilana Snyder and Denise Beale: The Rise and Rise of English: The Politics of Bilingual Education in Australia's Remote Indigenous Schools
Chapter 4 - Bruce Horner & Min Lu: (Re)Writing English: Putting English in Translation
Chapter 5 - Angel Lin: Multilingual and Multimodal Resources in Genre-based Pedagogical Approaches to L2 English Content Classrooms
Chapter 6 - Heather Lotherington & Natalia Sinitskaya Ronda: Multimodal Literacies and Assessment: Uncharted Challenges in the English Classroom
Chapter 7 - Martin Dewey: Beyond Labels and Categories in English Language Teaching: Critical Reflections on Popular Conceptualizations
Brian Street & Constant Leung: Concluding Remarks
