Values, Philosophies, and Beliefs in TESOL: Making a Statement

This insightful book chronicles the many influences and developments that have helped shape the language teaching profession today.

Graham Crookes (Author)

9780521741279, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 16 February 2009

290 pages
22.9 x 15.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.4 kg

This informative and insightful book situates second language teaching in a historical context. It chronicles the many influences and developments that have helped shape the language teaching profession today. Thought-provoking chapters, tracing the origins and evolution of language teaching, lead readers to consider their own views and values concerning their work. With its interdisciplinary perspective, this extraordinary book lays a foundation on which teachers can construct their own philosophy of teaching.

Chapter 1 - Terms and processes for a philosophy of ES/FL teaching
Chapter 2 - The early history and philosophies of school
Chapter 3 – Language teaching traditions in historical and philosophical context
Chapter 4 - Isms and systems
Chapter 5 – Two recent philosophical movements, language teaching, and the way the world is going (perhaps)
Chapter 6 - Epistemology and the S/FL teacher
Chapter 7 - Ethics and morals
Chapter 8 – Mainstream social and political philosophy and language education
Chapter 9 - Radical alternatives
Chapter 10 - Some continuing tensions for S/FL teachers
Chapter 11 – Aims, and other components of a teaching philosophy, empirical studies
12 A concluding comment
References
Footnotes

Subject Areas: ELT: English for specific purposes [ES], Applied linguistics for ELT [EBAL]