Worldwide English Language Education Today by Ali Al-Issa, Se... - 9781032086828

Taylor & Francis

Worldwide English Language Education TodayIdeologies, Policies and Practices\nAuthor(s): Ali Al-Issa, Seyyed-Abdolhamid Mirhosseini\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032086828, 978-1032086828\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the ideologies, policies, and practices of English language education around the world today. It shows the ways in which ideology is a constituent part of the social realities of English language teaching (ELT) and how ELT policies and practices are shaped by ideological positions that privilege some participants and marginalize others.\n\nEach chapter considers the multiple ideologies underlying the thinking and actions of different members of society about ELT and how these inform overt and covert policies at the national level and beyond. They examine the implications of investigating ELT ideologies and policies for advancing socio-political understandings of practical aspects such as instruc.