International Handbook of English Language Teaching

This two-volume handbook provides a comprehensive examination of policy, practice, research, and theory related to English language teaching (ELT) in international contexts. Nearly 70 chapters highlight the research foundation for the best practices, fram

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Springer International Handbooks of Education Volume 11

A list of titles in this series can be found at the end of this volume.

International Handbook of English Language Teaching Parti

Edited by

Jim Cummins The University of Toronto, Canada and

Chris Davison The University of Hong Kong, China

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Jim Cummins Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/Canada Chris Davison The University of Hong Kong/China

Library of Congress Control Number: 2006932383 ISBN-13: 978-0-387-46300-1 ISBN-10: 0-387-46300-3 e-ISBN-13: 978-0-387-46301-8 e-ISBN-10: 0-387-46301-1 Printed on acid-&ee paper. © 2007 Springer Sciences-Business Media, LLC. All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein.

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Table of Contents

PARTI List of Authors

xm

Preface

xxi

Acknowledgments

xxvii

SECTION 1. The Global Scope and Politics of ELT: Critiquing Current Policies and Programs Introduction: The Global Scope and Politics of ELT: Critiquing Current Policies and Programs Jim Cummins and Chris Davison 1

ELT and Colonialism Alastair Pennycook

13

2

Ideology, Language Varieties, and ELT James W. Tollefson

25

3

Tensions Between English and Mother Tongue Teaching in Post-Colonial Africa Margaret Akinyi Obondo

4

37

A Critical Discussion of the Enghsh-Vernacular Divide in India Vaidehi Ramanathan

51

ELT Pohcy Directions in Multilingual Japan Yasuko Kanno

63

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7

Table of Contents English Language Teaching in Korea: Toward Globalization or Glocaljzationl Hyunjung Shin

75

The National Curriculum Changes and Their Effects on English Language Teaching in the People's Republic of China Qiang Wang

87

8

ELT and Bilingual Education in Argentina Agustina Tocalli-Beller

107

9

English, No Longer a Foreign Language in Europe? Robert Phillipson

123

10

Common Property: English as a Lingua Franca in Europe Barbara Seidlhofer

137

11

Teaching English as a Third Language Ulrike Jessner andJasone Cenoz

155

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Protecting English in an Anglophone Age Joseph Lo Bianco

169

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