Rethinking Pedagogy and Practice in TESOL and Languages

It is March and today is the beginning of the Australian academic year. I am meeting the students who will belong to this year’s English as Additional Language (EAL) and Teaching English to Students of Other Languages (TESOL) pedagogy classes for the firs

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Multidisciplinary Research Perspectives in Education Shared Experiences from Australia and China

Edited by Indika Liyanage Deakin University, Australia and Badeng Nima Sichuan Normal University, China

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ISBN: 978-94-6300-613-2 (paperback) ISBN: 978-94-6300-614-9 (hardback) ISBN: 978-94-6300-615-6 (e-book)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prefacexi 1. Internationalisation of Australia-China Higher Education in Times of Globalisation Indika Liyanage and Badeng Nima

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2. Challenges for Developing EAP Practice in Anglophone Contexts Laura Gurney

7

3. Accounting for Classroom Curriculum: Test Driven EFL Practices Minglin Li and Parlo Singh

17

4. Reorienting Tibetan High School Students’ English Language Learning: A Multicultural Education Perspective Huang Yun

27

5. Perceptions of Becoming a Legitimate EFL Teacher: A Case Study of an Asian Teacher-Trainee Yijun Hu and Minglin Li

37

6. Putting Grammar in Its Place: Interactions and Identity in a Master of TESOL Course Roderick Neilsen

45

7. Rethinking Pedagogy and Practice in TESOL and Languages Ruth Arber

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8. Chinese Learners of English and Sino-Australian Programs in China Yingmei Luo

61

9. Motivation in Language Learning and Dornyei’s L2 Motivational Self System67 Nhung Nguyen 10. Redefinition of International Classes in Public High Schools in China: The Case of Chengdu Li Rui and Zheng Fuxing 11. Kindergarten Teachers’ Beliefs about Outdoor Learning Activities Yan Chaoyun, Wei Ting and He Xiaoqiong

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12. Parental Engagement in Music with Young Children: A Cross-Cultural Study93 Hoi Yin Bonnie Yim and Marjory Ebbeck 13. Internationalization of Higher Education in China and Australia Lanxi Huang 14. Moving towards the Equality of Quality in Higher Education: China’s Institutional Construction of Higher Education Since 1949 Zhang Ye

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15. A Case Study on Critical Reflection: A Chinese Postgraduate in Australia123 Hossein Shokouhi 16. Visual Ethics in Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Penelope Pitt

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17. Inheriting Traditional Folk Performance in Modern Society: A Case Study of the Practice of an Rgyal Rong-Tibetan Da-Erga Huang Lihui and Sanglangwengmu

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18. Gender Issues in Elementary Mathematics Teaching Materials: A Comparative Study between China and Australia Yang Wu, Wanty