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Performing Pedagogy and the re(construction) of global/local selves

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posted on 2005-01-01, 00:00 authored by G Morris
The eighth chapter, written by Gayle Morris, is entitled “Performing pedagogy and the re (construction) of global/local selves.” Morris tackles a unique perspective with regard to globalization and education. A major characteristic of today’s globalized world is the diversity of people living within societies and communities. Classrooms in public schools and universities in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Britain are comprised of students from all parts of the world, a reality which is increasing the challenges faced by teachers and policy makers. Morris particularly discusses second language teaching and learning and the inadequacy of second language educators who are mostly approaching from “White/mainstream” positivist models and approaches to language teaching (p. 137). Morris highlights the “fixing” of immigrants and ethnic minority identity, and how the inefficient training of ESL teachers is affecting the global/ local selves of students. This chapter is invaluable contribution in this volume given the number of immigrants to western countries is on the rise.

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Title of book

Globalizing education : policies, pedagogies, & politics

Chapter number

8

Pagination

135 - 150

Publisher

Peter Lang

Place of publication

New York, N. Y.

ISBN-13

9780820471204

ISBN-10

0820471208

Language

eng

Publication classification

B1.1 Book chapter

Copyright notice

2005, Peter Lang

Extent

16

Editor/Contributor(s)

M Apple, J Kenway, M Singh

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