The Pedagogy and Practice of Western-trained Chinese English Language Teachers

This book is an in-depth investigation of the impact of English language teacher education on the pedagogy and practice of Chinese English language teachers who received their training in Western institutions and return home to work as English teachers and teacher trainers.

Providing an East-West flow of language teaching knowledge and know-how to balance prevailing Western-centric perspectives, this book is an in-depth investigation of the impact of Western-based language teacher education on the pedagogy and practice of Chinese English language teachers who received their training in Western institutions or those that emphasize Western-based teaching approaches. A significant and growing number of these teachers will influence millions of language learners in China over the next decades.

The Pedagogy and Practice of Western-trained Chinese English Language Teachers:

Forefronts Chinese teachers voices and experiences in the context of their workplaces and classrooms

Connects and balances theory and practice using a sociocultural lens

Discusses the Chinese governments policies on the training of teachers and analyzes them in terms of their impact on both American and Chinese higher education institutions

This is a must read book for anyone interested in learning theory adopted from a Western perspective and applied within an Asian setting.

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