| Elt, Gender and International Development: Myths of Progress in a Neocolonial World Contributor(s): Appleby, Roslyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847693032 ISBN-13: 9781847693037 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language - Language Arts & Disciplines - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General |
| Dewey: 428.007 |
| LCCN: 2010025412 |
| Series: Critical Language and Literacy Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 8.1" (0.75 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For believers in the power of English, language as aid can deliver the promise of a brighter future; but in a neocolonial world of international development, a gulf exists between belief and reality. Rich with echoes of an earlier colonial era, this book draws on the candid narratives of white women teachers, and situates classroom practices within a broad reading of the West and the Rest. What happens when white Western men and women come in to rebuild former colonies in Asia? How do English language lessons translate, or disintegrate, in a radically different world? How is English teaching linked to ideas of progress? This book presents the paradoxes of language aid in the twenty-first century in a way that will challenge your views of English and its power to improve the lives of people in the developing world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Appleby, Roslyn: - Roslyn Appleby is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney. She holds a PhD in education, and her scholarly work has been presented and published in the fields of applied linguistics, English language teaching, and international development. Her transdisciplinary research brings together critical language studies, gender and sexuality, spatiality and development. She has extensive experience as a teacher of English language and academic literacy development in higher education. |