Overview
According to current estimates, about eighty percent of English teachers worldwide are nonnative speakers of the language. The nonnative speaker movement began a decade ago to counter the discrimination faced by these teachers and to champion their causes. As the first single-authored volume on the topic since the birth of the movement, this book fills the need for a coherent account that: traces the origins and growth of the movement summarizes the research that has been conducted highlights the challenges faced by nonnative speaker teachers promotes NNS teachers' professional growth. No discussion of world Englishes or the spread of English internationally is now complete without reference to the NNS movement. This book celebrates its first decade and charts a direction for its growth and development.
Full Product Details
Author: George Braine (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.230kg
ISBN: 9780415876322
ISBN 10: 041587632
Pages: 116
Publication Date: 19 February 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Researchers and educators will find this an essential reference book and an effective vehicle for introducing students to the Nonnative English Speaking Teacher research field. -- Brock Brady, American University, USA This book will definitely serve as a state-of-the-art resource for researchers in the field. I certainly welcome it. -- Masaki Oda, Tamagawa University, Japan This is an exciting project. Many teacher training programs will find this book indispensable. -- Peter Yongqi Gu, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
""Researchers and educators will find this an essential reference book and an effective vehicle for introducing students to the Nonnative English Speaking Teacher research field."" -- Brock Brady, American University, USA ""This book will definitely serve as a state-of-the-art resource for researchers in the field. I certainly welcome it."" -- Masaki Oda, Tamagawa University, Japan ""This is an exciting project. Many teacher training programs will find this book indispensable."" -- Peter Yongqi Gu, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
"""Researchers and educators will find this an essential reference book and an effective vehicle for introducing students to the Nonnative English Speaking Teacher research field."" -- Brock Brady, American University, USA ""This book will definitely serve as a state-of-the-art resource for researchers in the field. I certainly welcome it."" -- Masaki Oda, Tamagawa University, Japan ""This is an exciting project. Many teacher training programs will find this book indispensable."" -- Peter Yongqi Gu, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand"
Author Information
George Braine has taught English as a second/foreign language for more than 40 years.
