Language Teachers at Work - Linking Materials with Classroom Teaching (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book examines a ubiquitous, yet under-researched, area of language education, i.e., language teachers' use of curriculum materials. It particularly focuses on EFL teachers' use of prescribed curriculum materials in higher education in Mainland China and presents a qualitative, multi-case study involving four Chinese EFL teachersand eight students (two students from each teacher's class) at one university in Mainland China. Drawing on data from pre-lesson and post-lesson interviews with the teachers, lesson observations, and documents in three consecutive semesters at the target university, the book delineates the processes of materials useinclassroom settings. It also identifies four domains of factors that influenced the enactment of curriculum materials. Most importantly, by adopting Vygotsky's (1978) mediation theory and Remillard's (2005) participatory perspective, the book constructs a "curriculum enactment mediation model" to reveal the complex and mediated relations among teachers, learners, curriculum materials, and context. It also recommends practical implications for materials developers, teacher educators, administrators, and policymakers.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	June 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Zhan Li
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	141
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-981-15-5514-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > Curriculum planning & development
LSN:	981-15-5514-1
Barcode:	9789811555145

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