Understanding language classroom contexts : the starting point for change

Understanding language classroom contexts : the starting point for change / Martin Wedell and Angi Malderez.

Arguably the whole point of education is to effect change in what people know and are able to do. Globalization has contributed to a common perception worldwide of the need to introduce changes to the teaching and learning of languages. The success of many attempts to do so has been limited by insuf...

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Main Author: Wedell, Martin
Other Authors: Malderez, Angi, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.
Subjects:
English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers.
School improvement programs.
Educational change.
Educational change
English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers
School improvement programs
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Summary:Arguably the whole point of education is to effect change in what people know and are able to do. Globalization has contributed to a common perception worldwide of the need to introduce changes to the teaching and learning of languages. The success of many attempts to do so has been limited by insufficient consideration of implementation contexts. Understanding Language Classroom Contexts explores and illustrates how what happens in any (language) classroom is influenced by (and can be an influence on) the contexts in which it is situated. A clear understanding of these influences is thus the.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 238 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441160591
1441160590

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