global, local, critical, eclectic (slideshare version)
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Paper presented at the 7th British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL) Language Learning and Teaching SIG Conference “Theorising practice and practising theory: developing local pedagogies in language teaching”. Birmingham, UK: July 2011.TRANSCRIPT
Theorising practice and practicing theory: developing local pedagogies in language teaching
BAAL Language Learning and Teaching SIG: Aston University, July 2011
From local pedagogy and global
influences to eclectic practiceAchilleas Kostoulas, The University of Manchester
Presentation Outline
Theorising practice
Some answers Many questions
Describing local pedagogy
Teaching & learning grammar Teaching & learning pronunciation
Setting the scene
The host institute Data generation Analytical categories
CASE STUDY:A Language School in Greece
The host institute
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Informing theory
Canagarajah, A. S. (1999). Resisting linguistic imperialism in English teaching. Oxford: OUP.
Corbin, J. M., & Strauss, A. L. (2008). Basics of qualitative research (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Davis, B., & Sumara, D. J. (2006). Complexity and education. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Holliday, A. (1994). Appropriate methodology and social context. Cambridge: CUP.
Mason, M. (2008). Complexity theory and the philosophy of education. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Grounded theory
Complexity
Critical ethnogra
phy
‘Thick’ description
Data Generation Methods
Semi-structured interviews
Questionnaire surveys
Classroom observation
Documentary evidence
Teachers
Students
Management
Local Courseware
International Exam Boards
Parents
Local School System
Teacher training
Educational Authority Oversight
BANA methodology
Local education traditions
Imported Courseware
Professional body Accreditation
Local Exam Boards
Global
CriticalLocal WH
Y?
CHALLENGING HEGEMONY?Teaching and learning the grammar system
Accuracy Ethos
Testing
Lay beliefs about language
Pressure for Certification
Local coursebooks
Public school examinations
Exam BoardsCommunicative teacher training
Accountability
Certification
Pu
blic
sch
oo
l ex
amin
atio
ns
Local influences
Global Influences
ENABLING EMERGENCE?Teaching and learning pronunciation
Accuracy Ethos
Examination Washback
Local coursebooks
Communicative teacher training
Emphasis on meaning
Context awareness
Learner Attitudes
Local influences
Global influences
Critical Influences
TOWARDS A CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORKWhat does a complexity perspective offer?
Global
CriticalLocal WH
Y?
Global
CriticalLocal
Eclectic pedagogy
How can local pedagogy strike
an appropriate balance with
global influences in order to
avoid stasis?
How can a theory of language
pedagogy fostering the ideals we
consider universally appropriate
while remaining contextually
sensitive?
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