Understanding language classroom contexts : the starting point for change /
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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury,
2013.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781441160591 1441160590 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 238 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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