Changing Pedagogy: Analysing ELT Teachers in China Contributor(s): Zheng, Xin-Min (Author), Davison, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826488765 ISBN-13: 9780826488763 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $217.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: In one country after another, governments decide their respective education systems are inadequate and need modernizing. These governments take ostensibly simple measures, namely imposing reforms, which are usually backed by other measures, ranging from legislation and amending professional standards to changing assessment procedures. However, the results usually fail to meet expectations. Some teachers simply refuse to adopt the new practices, while others implement them but they fail to produce the desired outcomes. This book examines these issues and proposes an innovative and coherent framework that will change pedagogy for the better in the long-term. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts - Education | Evaluation & Assessment |
Dewey: 428.007 |
LCCN: 2007028670 |
Series: Continuum Studies in Education (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.23" W x 9.45" (1.09 lbs) 232 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
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Publisher Description: China's growing economic, military and political stability have, for the first time, started to gain international recognition. As China increasingly opens up to the world, its unique role in the context of economic globalization is becoming more pronounced, which is exemplified by its recent membership of the WTO and Beijing's successful bid to host the Olympic Games. Unsurprisingly, this has resulted in an explosion in the popularity of English language learning in China, which has, in turn, led to radical reform of the curricula, teaching methods, teacher education and assessment system in China in order to improve standards. |