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A critical ethnography of 'Westerners' teaching English in China : Shanghaied in Shanghai /

Tens of thousands of Western 'teachers', many of whom would not be considered teachers elsewhere, are employed to teach English in public and private education in China. Little has previously been known, except anecdotally, about their experiences, about the effect they have on education i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stanley, Phiona
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
Colección:Routledge critical studies in Asian education.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Tens of thousands of Western 'teachers', many of whom would not be considered teachers elsewhere, are employed to teach English in public and private education in China. Little has previously been known, except anecdotally, about their experiences, about the effect they have on education in the context, or on students' perceptions of 'the West' that result from this contact. This book is an ethnographic study of Westerners' lived experiences teaching English in Shanghai, China. It is based on three years of groundbreaking research into the pre-service training, classroom practices, personal.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:113513569X
9781135135690
9780203078051
0203078055
9781299156753
1299156754
9781135135683
1135135681