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1 - Glocalization and Grobalization: Critical Issues in English Language Teaching and Teacher Education in East Asia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2020

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Amy Bik May Tsui
Edited by
Amy Bik May Tsui
Amy Bik May Tsui
Affiliation:
The University of Hong Kong
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Summary

This introductory chapter draws on two major perspectives on globalization, glocalization, and grobalization, to make sense of the global challenges faced by English language teaching (ELT) and English language teacher education (ELTE) professions and local responses in ten countries/jurisdictions in the Asian region discussed in this volume. It highlights the common critical issues which have emerged from these responses and discusses their implications for ELT and ELTE. In the concluding reflections, it identifies three issues that are central and particularly challenging to the work of English language teachers and teacher educators.

Keywords

glocalizationgrobalizationpower relationshiphegemony of Englishnative-speakerismvarieties of Englishlanguage-in-education policiescommodification of English and ELT pedagogylanguage benchmarkingteacher education provisionteacher education curriculum reformsprofessional standards
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English Language Teaching and Teacher Education in East Asia
Global Challenges and Local Responses
 , pp. 1 - 36
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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