The Sociopolitics of English Language Teaching

Abstract

Section I Language politics, language practices, and English teaching: policy and ideology in the spread of English, James W. Tollefson linguistic human rights and teachers of English, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas official English and bilingual education, Susan J. Dicker non-native varieties and the sociopolitics of English proficiency assessment, Peter H. Lowenberg. Section II The social, cultural, and political dimensions of language education: the social politics and the cultural politics of language classroom, Alastair Pennycook educational malpractice and the miseducation of language minority students, John Baugh transforming the politics of schooling in the USA - a model for successful academic achievement for language minority students, Shelley Wong. Section III Possibilities for action: creating participatory learning communities, Elsa Auerbach exploring the spiritual moral dimension of teacher' classroom language policies, Ramona M. Cutri disciplinary knowledge as a foundation for teacher preparation, William Grabe, Fredericka L. Stoller and Christine Tardy becoming sociopolitically active, Linn E. Forhan and Mona Scheraga.