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Appropriate Methodology and Social Context

    Appropriate Methodology and Social Context

    Appropriate Methodology and Social Context

    Adrian Holliday
    September 1994
    Paperback
    9780521437455

    Product description

    The methodology of English language education has been developed mainly in the English-speaking countries of 'the west' and does not always fit the needs of the rest of the world. Appropriate Methodology and Social Context investigates this state of affairs by looking at the wider social context of what happens between teachers and students. It uses an ethnographic framework to explore the complex and diverse cultures of classrooms, of student groups and teacher communities in different countries and educational environments. It goes on to argue that these factors have to be acknowledged in the design and implementation of appropriate methodologies. Although a major concern is with classroom teaching, the methodologies for curriculum and project management and design are also addressed.

    • Essential reading for teachers who wish to address the needs of students from different cultural backgrounds • Based on classroom research using an ethnographic framework • Includes tasks for readers at the end of each chapter