MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2008051477
003 DLC
005 20091007151235.0
008 081212s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780203877807 (ebook)
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn262430498
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050 00 $aPE1128.A2$bC478 2009
082 00 $a428.2/4$222
245 00 $aChristian and critical English language educators in dialogue :$bpedagogical and ethical dilemmas /$cedited by Mary Shepard Wong and Suresh Canagarajah.
260 $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2009.
300 $axx, 302 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 $aPart 1. Setting the tone : dialogue and discourse. Non-judgmental steps on a road to understanding -- Is dialogue possible? challenges to evangelicals and non-evangelicals in English language teaching -- First, the log in our own eye : missionaries and their critics -- A preliminary survey of Christian English language teachers in countries that restrict missionary activity -- Is dialogue possible? Anti-intellectualism, relativism, politics, and linguistic ideologies -- Dialogue and discourse -- Questioning religious "ideals" and intentionalities : staving off religious arrogance and bigotry in ELT -- Can we talk? Finding a platform for dialogue among values-based professionals in Post-positivist education. Part 2. Ideological and political dilemmas. Deconstructing/reconstructing the missionary English teacher identity -- English and education in anglophone Africa : historical and current realities -- Confronting the Empire : language teachers as charitable guests -- Christian English teachers' presence : reflecting Constantine or Christ? -- A former "missionary kid" responds -- Caught between poststructuralist relativism and materialism or liberal and critical multiculturalism? -- The English language and the Word of God. Part 3. Pedagogical and professional dilemmas. The courage to teach as a nonnative English teacher : The confession of a Christian teacher -- English teachers, language learning, and the issue of power -- Classroom guidelines for teachers with convictions -- The pedagogical dilemmas of faith in ELT : A dialogic response -- Power and change in ELT : thoughts from a fellow traveler -- Reconsidering roadside assistance : The problem with Christian approaches to teaching the English language. Part 4. Spiritual and ethical dilemmas. Spiritual dimensions in language teaching : A personal reflection -- Spiritual lessons learned from a language teacher -- The spiritual ecology of second language pedagogy -- Truth in teaching English -- Imperatives, dilemmas, and conundrums in spiritual dimensions of ELT -- Additive perspective on religion or growing hearts with wisdom -- A question of priorities -- Conclusion : Christian and critical language educators in dialogue : Imagining possibilities. Afterword : The dilemma.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xStudy and teaching$xForeign speakers.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xReligious aspects.
650 0 $aLanguage in missionary work.
650 0 $aEnglish teachers$xReligious life.
700 1 $aWong, Mary Shepard.
700 1 $aCanagarajah, A. Suresh.