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 starting point
for planning effective change. The book considers many visible and
invisible features of the multiple layers of any context, and provides
a framework for understanding the types of factors that may influence
whether changes (planned by a teacher or externally initiated) are
likely to be successful. The book will help teachers (and educational
managers or change planners outside the classroom) to understand why
their classrooms are as they are and so to make informed decisions
about what can or cannot (or not easily) be changed, and suggests how
any changes might be appropriately managed.
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ISBN
9781441102454
Publisert
2015
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Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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