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Record Nr.

UNINA9910390856903321

Autore

Li Yulong

Titolo

Educational Change Amongst English Language College Teachers in China : Transitioning from Teaching for General to Academic Purposes / / by Yulong Li

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore, : Springer Nature, 2020

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

981-15-3053-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 149 p. 14 illus., 10 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

107

Soggetti

Philosophy and social sciences

Language and languages—Study and teaching

Teaching

Ethnology

Philosophy of Education

Language Education

Teaching and Teacher Education

Social Anthropology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2: EAP and EAP teachers -- Chapter 3: Research methodology -- Chapter 4: Findings -- Chapter 5: Discussion -- Chapter 6: Implications and conclusion. .

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book provides anthropological insights into the arduous yet rewarding journeys involved in selected TESOL teachers’ pedagogical transition to teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at universities in Shanghai, the largest metropolitan area in China. Applying a unique combination of ethnography and phenomenology, the book offers innovative new perspectives on teacher education research. Drawing on the latest language education theory, it outlines a practitioner-friendly approach to EAP literacy. Teacher readers will especially benefit from the case studies presented here, which provide role models for teacher change in educational reform, as well as advice



on their academic careers. In addition to addressing a timely and important research gap on EAP teachers in non-Western countries, the book is the ideal choice for readers interested in an update on English education in China. .