Title: ELT in a changing world
Description: A novel ELT resource for language specialists and teachers across the world, this selection of papers is a collection of the most compelling and innovative ideas presented at a seminar hosted by the Centre of English Language, Aga Khan University, Pakistan, in January 2011, entitled ELT in a Changing World: Innovative Approaches to New Challenges . The book is divided into three sections, the first of which is Global change and language learning . This section offers a guided tour of language teaching evolution, highlighting the merits of enhanced language awareness, self-immersive and input/output-based learning, and innovative pedagogical interventions. Section Two, Developments in Second Language theory and practice in Pakistan, reveals the findings of the latest research conducted in Pakistan on language policy scholarship, the development of traditional and e-learning environments, the relationship between language learning and immigration opportunities, and the impact of language ideologies on individual identities. Section Three, Learning innovations, discusses the need for change and fresh approaches to English language education, and highlights the efforts made within the context of Pakistan to ensure the successful implementation of holistic, needs-based and socially driven curricula. Highly readable and virtually jargon free, the book will prove to be an excellent resource for those seeking up-to-date information on the teaching of English in Pakistan and other related parts of the developing world today.
Subjects: English language, Study and teaching, Foreign speakers, Anglais (Langue), Étude et enseignement, Allophones, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES, General, English language, study and teaching, foreign speakers