Spirituality and English Language Teaching: Religious Explorations of Teacher Identity, Pedagogy and Context

Author:   Mary Shepard Wong ,  Ahmar Mahboob
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
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Pages:   248
Publication Date:   09 August 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Spirituality and English Language Teaching: Religious Explorations of Teacher Identity, Pedagogy and Context


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This collection of 16 reflective accounts and data-driven studies explores the interrelationship of religious identity and English Language Teaching (ELT). The chapters broaden a topic which has traditionally focused on Christianity by including Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and non-religious perspectives. They address the ways in which faith and ELT intersect in the realms of teacher identity, pedagogy and the context and content of ELT, and explore a diverse range of geographical contexts, making use of a number of different research methodologies. The book will be of particular interest to researchers in TESOL and EFL, as well as teachers and teacher trainers.

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Author:   Mary Shepard Wong ,  Ahmar Mahboob
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9781788921527


ISBN 10:   1788921526
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   09 August 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors Acknowledgements Foreword: Suresh Canagarajah: Complexifying Our Understanding of Spirituality Chapter 1. Mary Shepard Wong: Introduction: Why A Book on Spirituality and Language Teaching?  Part I. Religious Faith and Teacher Identity Chapter 2. Mary Shepard Wong: The Dangers and Delights of Teacher Spiritual Identity as Pedagogy Chapter 3. MaryAnn Christison: Buddhist Principles and the Development Leadership Skills in English Language Program Administration and Teaching Chapter 4. Joel Heng Hartse and Saeed Nazari: Attempting Interfaith Dialogue in TESOL: A Duoethnography Chapter 5. Ryuko Kubota: Response to Part I: Possibilities For Nonattachment: Investigating the Affective Dimension of Imposition Part II. Religious Faith and Pedagogical Practice Chapter 6. Sid Brown: A Buddhist in the Classroom Revisited Chapter 7. Bal Krishna Sharma: The Relevance of Hinduism to English Language Teaching and Learning Chapter 8. Stephanie Vandrick: Multiple, Complex and Fluid Religious and Spiritual Influences on English Language Educators Chapter 9. David Smith: Response to Part II: ‘Religious Faith’ and ‘Pedagogical Practice’ – Extending the Map: A Response to Brown, Sharma and Vandrick Part III. Religious Faith and the Language Learning Context Chapter 10. Kassim Shaaban: Language and Religion in the Construction of the Lebanese Identity  Chapter 11. Deena Boraie, Atta Gebril and Raafat Gabriel: Teachers’ Perceptions of the Interface between Religious Values and Language Pedagogy in Egypt Chapter 12. Carolyn Kristjánsson: Church-Sponsored ESL in Western Canada: Grassroots Expressions of Spiritual and Social Practice   Chapter 13. Brian Morgan: Response to Part III: Religious Faith and the Language Learning Context: Exploring the Interface Chapter 14. Ahmar Mahboob and Eve Courtney: Spirituality and English Language Teaching: Moving Forward Afterword: Henry Widdowson: Spirituality in Language Teaching

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This anthology is a relevant and insightful guide, addressing concerns about teacher identity, critical pedagogy and classroom practices. It is a useful pedagogical resource and provides encouragement to those of us who promote interfaith dialogue and understanding in our classes. * Tom Scovel, Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University, USA * This much-needed collection provides abundant and valuable support for English teachers thinking through the significance of their spirituality in their professional practice. The authors illuminate ways teachers' belief systems - whether under the guise of formal religion, ethically informed value system, political or ideological stance, or philosophy explicitly detached from organized religion - weave themselves intractably into every corner of their pedagogical lives. * Suhanthie Motha, University of Washington, USA *


This anthology is a relevant and insightful guide, addressing concerns about teacher identity, critical pedagogy and classroom practices. It is a useful pedagogical resource and provides encouragement to those of us who promote interfaith dialogue and understanding in our classes. * Tom Scovel, Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University, USA *


Author Information

Mary Shepard Wong is a Professor in the Global Studies, Sociology and TESOL Department, Azusa Pacific University, USA. She is the co-editor of Christian Faith and English Language Teaching and Learning (with C. Kristjánsson and Z. Dörnyei, 2013, Routledge) and Christian and Critical English Language Educators in Dialogue (with A.S. Canagarajah, 2009, Routledge). Ahmar Mahboob is Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is the co-editor of Language and Identity across Modes of Communication (with D.N. Djenar and K. Cruickshank, 2015, Mouton De Gruyter) and English in Multilingual Contexts (with L. Barratt, 2014, Springer). 

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