English Language Teaching and Teacher Education in East Asia
English Language Teaching and Teacher Education in East Asia
The spread of English is so much an integral part of globalization that it has become an essential global literacy skill. In Asia, this poses immense challenges to governments and English language teaching and teacher education professions as they attempt to meet this demand from students for a high level of English proficiency. This volume examines English language education policies across ten Asian jurisdictions, the corresponding teacher education policies, and how these policies affect teachers and teacher educators. Each chapter covers a different jurisdiction, and is written by a scholar engaged in the implementation of government policies on English language and teacher education, providing the reader with insiders' perspectives. It gives a fascinating glimpse into the remarkable similarities in the challenges posed to these countries and the critical issues that have emerged from the local responses despite their markedly different socioeconomic, political, cultural and historical backgrounds.
- Covers ten countries/jurisdictions with markedly different sociopolitical, cultural and historical backgrounds and at different stages of economic development
- Includes an introductory chapter which frames the discussions of the global challenges and local responses in the chapters from two major perspectives on globalization
- All chapter authors have engaged in English language education and teacher education in their respective jurisdictions, providing insiders' perspectives on their governments' policies and the realities of the implementation
Reviews & endorsements
‘This outstanding volume provides a timely and insightful account of the status of English language teaching and teacher education in the East Asian region. The contributors present a comprehensive and critical account of the issues posed by language education policies in the region and how these are addressed through curriculum and teacher education practices.' Jack C. Richards, University of Sydney
‘Not just the ‘four tigers' but other East Asian nations are facing the challenge to develop a language policy that meets global and local needs. This book, edited by a leading Hong Kong scholar, reviews and analyzes the problems faced and the pressure of hegemonic English.' Bernard Spolsky, Professor emeritus, Bar-Ilan University
Product details
March 2024Paperback
9781108790598
255 pages
244 × 170 × 14 mm
0.447kg
Available
Table of Contents
- 1. Glocalization and grobalization: Critical issues in English Language Teaching and Teacher Education in East Amy Bik May Tsui
- 2. Concepts of globalization and English language teacher education in Singapore Rita Elaine Silver and Wendy D. Bokhorst-Heng
- 3. Learning to teach English in Hong Kong: transformation and tensions over two decades of English language teacher education policy Gary James Harfitt
- 4. Meeting national needs in English language teacher education: global perspectives in Malaysian initiatives Wei Keong Too, Malachi Edwin Vethamani and Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan
- 5. English teacher education in post-colonial Philippines Maria Luz C. Vilches
- 6. China going global: challenges and responses in English as a foreign language teaching and teacher education Qiufang Wen and Hong Zhang
- 7. English education reform, teacher education, and the Tokyo Olympics: perfect timing? Tatsuhiro Yoshida
- 8. English language teacher education in South Korea: changes and challenges Sang-Keun Shin
- 9. Preparing English teachers in the twenty-first century: the case of Taiwan Hsi-nan Yeh and Chiou-lan Chern
- 10. English language teacher education in Thailand: a mix of global and local Richard Watson Todd and Pornapit Darasawang
- 11. Interrogating troubling issues in Vietnam's English language teacher education Hai Ha Vu and Phan Le Ha.
