TY - BOOK AU - Auerbach,Elsa R. AU - Baugh,J. AU - Cutri,Rantona M. AU - Dicker,S.J. AU - Eggington,William AU - Forhan,L.E. AU - Grabe,William AU - Hall,Joan Kelly AU - Kaplan,Robert B. AU - Lowenberg,Peter H. AU - Pennycook,A. AU - Scheraga,M. AU - Skutnabb-Kangas,T. AU - Smith,L. AU - Stoller,Fredricka L. AU - Tardy,Christine AU - Tollefson,J.W. AU - Wong,S. TI - The Sociopolitics of English Language Teaching T2 - Bilingual Education & Bilingualism SN - 9781800417984 PY - 2000///] CY - Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit PB - Multilingual Matters KW - Language teaching theory & methods KW - Sociolinguistics KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Introduction --; Section 1 : Language Politics, Language Practices, and English Teaching --; Introduction --; 1 Policy and Ideology in the Spread of English --; 2 Linguistic Human Rights and Teachers of English --; 3 Official English and Bilingual Education: The Controversy over Language Pluralism in U.S. Society --; 4 Non-Native Varieties and the Sociopolitics of English Proficiency Assessment --; Additional Questions and Activities --; Additional Reading and Resources --; Section 2: The Social, Cultural, and Political Dimensions of Language Education --; Introduction --; 5 The Social Politics and the Cultural Politics of Language Classrooms --; 6 Educational Malpractice and the Miseducation of Language Minority Students --; 7 Transforming the Politics of Schooling in the U.S.: A Model for Successful Academic Achievement for Language Minority Students --; Additional Questions and Activities --; Additional Reading and Resources --; Section 3: Possibilities for Action --; Introduction --; 8 Creating Participatory Learning Communities: Paradoxes and Possibilities --; 9 Exploring the Spiritual Moral Dimensions of Teachers' Classroom Language Policies --; 10 Disciplinary Knowledge as a Foundation for Teacher Preparation --; 11 Becoming Sociopolitically Active --; Additional Questions and Activities --; Additional Reading and Resources --; Epilogue --; References --; Author Biographies --; Index; restricted access N2 - This book explores the issues of the sociopolitical dimensions of English language teaching and how they are central to the English language professional. It presents these issues to practicing and aspiring teachers in order to raise awareness of the sociopolitical nature of English language teaching UR - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800417984 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781800417984 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781800417984/original ER -