Critical ELT in Action

Critical ELT in Action

<P>Uniquely bridging theory and practice, this text introduces and overviews the various domains associated with the term <EM>critical pedagogy</EM> in the field of TESOL/ELT. Critical pedagogy addresses concepts, values, curriculum, instructional and associated practices involved in language teaching for social justice.  Bringing  critical pedagogy to classroom practitioners in a practical and comprehensible way, the text is designed to help teachers get started on critically grounded work in their own teaching. <BR>Features<BR>• Textbook extracts offer direct and quick illustration of what this perspective might look like in practice<BR>• Coverage of feminist and anti-racist pedagogies; sexual identity, oppression and pedagogy;  peace and environmental education; and critical English as a foreign language―and their implications for second-language teaching  <BR>• Historical background<BR>• Theoretical background on language and learning<BR>• Consideration of applicability of critical/radical educational concepts and traditions to non-Western cultural contexts <BR>• A focus on issues of compromise and resistance</P> <P>This original, timely, and informative text is ideal for any course on methods and approaches in TESOL.</P> <P></P>