RE-ENVISIONING EFL EDUCATION IN ASIA IBD

Sinopsi

Re-Envisioning EFL Education in Asia is a ground-breaking collaboration that explores the challenges and opportunities of teaching and learning in Asia.áIn this third book by our editorial team with teachers and researchers who live and work across the region, Asia comes into its own as a vibrant center of language teaching pedagogy and research through chapters that address contemporary 21st century issues.ááHow borders are envisioned and drawn is critiqued through chapters that, for example, explore multiethnic China and the Asian diasporaâÇÖs experiences when studying outside Asia. Its chapters speak to teachers and researchers interested in how to re-envision language teaching and learning in their own contexts.ááFrom Japan to China, from Korea to Saudi Arabia, the authors share their insights and experiences on topics such as:ááCritical thinkingááGenre awarenessááIntercultural communicationááLearner autonomyááTeletandem learningááMulti-agent teachingááIdentity constructionááTeacher researchááExtensive readingááHumor competencyááEnglish-medium instructionáDrawing on both theory and practice, they offer a fresh perspective on how EFL education can be re-envisioned to meet the needs and aspirations of Asian learners and teachers in the 21st century. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in EFL education in Asia, whether as a student, teacher, researcher, or policy maker.ááâÿàâÿàâÿà CHAPTERSáâÿàâÿàâÿàáâÿà Developing Critical Thinking Skills: A Pedagogical Inquiry into Japanese Learners of EnglisháMasumi Narita, Natsumi Okuwaki, and Gavan Grayáâÿà Using the Genre-based Approach to Raise University Student Awareness: A Case StudyáAkiko Nagaoááááááááááááááááááááááááááááâÿà A CLIL Course on Karate and Japanese Culture: Developing Intercultural Awareness and Language LearningáBarry Kavanaghááâÿà Promoting Peer Collaboration to Develop Learner Autonomy: Examples from a Self-Access Center (SAC)áDominique Vola Ambinintsoa and Satoko Watkinsáâÿà L2 Identity Construction Through Teletandem LearningáKie Yamamotoááááâÿà Multi-Agent Teaching: A Case StudyáAnuja M. Thomas and Philip M. McCarthyááâÿà Students from Asia and Teachers in Paranational Classrooms: Co-Constructing Identities Amidst StereotypesáMark A. McGuire and Zhenjie Wengáâÿà Re-Envisioning Teacher Research by Questioning Assumptions: Gaps and OverlapsáTheron Muller and Colin Skeatesáâÿà Effects of Extensive Reading on Japanese LearnersâÇÖ Writing AbilityáKiyomi Yoshizawa, Atsuko Takase, and Kyoko Otsukiáâÿà Humor Competency Training with Japanese Learners of EnglisháJohn Rucynski and Caleb Prichardáâÿà Exploring EMI in Ethnic Multilingual Education in ChinaâÇÖs IMARáDisi Ai (Adis)áâÿà Saudi Female College StudentsâÇÖ L2 English Learning MotivationáDanya Shaalanáâÿà Revisiting the Need for Foreign English Teachers in South KoreaáLaura Tayloráâÿà EMI Business Programs in a Chinese University: StudentsâÇÖ Perspectives, Pedagogical Challenges, and Re-Shaped PracticesáLijie Shaoáâÿà Re-Envisioning Student and Teacher Educational Partnering: The Hu-women-ism of Riane EislerâÇÖs WorkáTim Murpheyá