Resisting linguistic imperialism in english teaching / A. Suresh Canagarajah.

By: Canagarajah, A. Suresh Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Oxford applied linguisticsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999. Description: viii, 216 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 0194421546; 9780194421546Subject(s): English language -- Study and teaching | Applied linguisticsDDC classification: 418 Online resources: WorldCat details

Contents:

TOC Adopting a critical perspective on pedagogy -- Challenges in researching resistance -- Resistance to English in historical perspective -- Conflicting curricula : interrogating student opposition -- Competing pedagogies: understanding teacher opposition -- Clashing codes : negotiating classroom interaction -- Contrasting literacies : appropriating academic texts -- The politics and pedagogy of appropriating discourses.

Summary: Summary: Describes strategies employed by teachers and students in periphery communities to use the English language while resisting the linguistic imperialism as the consequence of the global ELT enterprise. This book outlines critical pedagogy suitable for ELT in formerly colonized communities. It is also useful for curriculum planners and policy makers.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	418 CAR 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		17888

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Includes bibliographical references and index

TOC Adopting a critical perspective on pedagogy --
Challenges in researching resistance --
Resistance to English in historical perspective --
Conflicting curricula : interrogating student opposition --
Competing pedagogies: understanding teacher opposition --
Clashing codes : negotiating classroom interaction --
Contrasting literacies : appropriating academic texts --
The politics and pedagogy of appropriating discourses.

Summary:
Describes strategies employed by teachers and students in periphery communities to use the English language while resisting the linguistic imperialism as the consequence of the global ELT enterprise. This book outlines critical pedagogy suitable for ELT in formerly colonized communities. It is also useful for curriculum planners and policy makers.

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