English Language Teaching in South America : : Policy, Preparation and Practices / / ed. by Lía D. Kamhi-Stein, Gabriel Díaz Maggioli, Luciana C. de Oliveira.

This book investigates new English language policies and initiatives which have been introduced and implemented across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay and Venezuela. Chapters are organized around three themes. Chapters in the first section critically examine newly-implemented En...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Part 1.English Language Policy
  • 1. English Language Teaching Expansion in South America: Challenges and Opportunities
  • 2. Ideologies and Discourses in the Standards for Language Teachers in South America: A Corpus-Based Analysis
  • 3. Language Policy and Language Practice in Uruguay: A Case of Innovation in English Language Teaching in Primary Schools
  • 4. Language Teaching in the Brazilian Changing Scenario of Language Education Policies
  • Part 2.English Language Teacher Preparation and Professional Development
  • 5. Teacher Educational Reform: The Case in Ecuador
  • 6.What Happens with English in Chile? Challenges in Teacher Preparation
  • 7. Integrating Technology in Argentine Classrooms: The Case of a Buenos Aires Teacher Education School
  • Part 3.School-Based Research and Innovative Practices
  • 8. Examining Teacher Perspectives on Language Po licy in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 9. Film as a Consciousness- Raising Tool in ELT
  • 10. Students' Beliefs about Learning English as a Foreign Language at Secondary Schools in Argentina
  • 11. Toward a Multimodal Critical Approach to the Teaching of EFL in Brazil
  • 12. Seeking Information to Promote Effective Curriculum Renewal in a Colombian School
  • Epilogue
  • Index