Researching cultures of learning : international perspectives on language learning and education
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Researching cultures of learning : international perspectives on language learning and education
Palgrave MacMillan, 2013
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  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This edited book examines cultures of learning from the perspectives of education, applied linguistics and language learning. The concept can be used to explore socio-cultural features of language learning and use contexts in educational institutions, and cultural practices of pedagogic activities and classroom interaction.
Table of Contents
- List of Figures List of Tables Appendices Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction: Researching Cultures of Learning
- M.Cortazzi & L.Jin PART I: SOME ISSUES OF RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATION Cultures of Learning: an Evolving Concept and an Expanding Field
- Y.Yuan & Q.Xie Comparing Learning Characteristics in Chinese and Anglophone Cultures: Pitfalls and Insights
- J.Ryan PART II: EXPLORING CHANGES IN CULTURAL HERITAGES AND LEARNING Understanding the Chinese Learners: From a Perspective of Confucianism
- Junju, W. Reforming Teacher Education in East Africa: the Importance of Socio-cultural Vontext
- J.Abd-Kadir & F.Hardman Changing Cultural Ways with Praise: a Distant Action Research Project in China
- J.Wang & M.Cortazzi Cultures of Learning in Academia: A Lebanese Case Study
- N.Bacha & R.Bahous Voices of the Reticent? Getting Inside Views of Vietnamese Secondary Students on Learning
- D.Bao Towards Transformative English Language Education: Evolving Glocalization in Textbooks used in Malaysia
- H.Abdul Rahim & S.Abdul Manan PART III: LEARNERS' PERCEPTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS OF TEACHERS Kazakh Students' Perceptions of Good English Teachers: Multiple Heritages in a Culture of Learning
- G.Makhanova & M.Cortazzi 'He or She?' Examining Cultural Influences on Iranian Language Learners' Perceptions of Teacher Efficacy
- M.Nemati & S.Kaivanpanah Poles Apart: Protocols of Expectations about Finnish and Thai Teachers
- E.Berendt & M.Mattsson Problematising the Culture of Learning English in Vietnam: Revisiting Teacher Identity
- L.Thi Thu Huyen & P.Le Ha PART IV: THE DYNAMICS OF SOCIALIZATION AND MOTIVATION IN CULTURES OF LEARNING Cultural Models, Children's Beliefs, and Parental Socialization: European American and Chinese Learning
- J.Li Social Network Relations in Omani Students' Motivation to Learn English
- S.Dadi & L.Jin Demotivating Factors Affecting Iranian High School Students' English Learning
- R.Sahragard & Z.Alimorad Japanese EFL Learners' Remotivation Strategies
- J.Falout , T.Murphey , T.Fukuda & M.Trovela
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