Emerging Issues in TEFL: Challenges for South Asia - Hardcover

Hussain

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195476514 ISBN 13: 9780195476514

Publisher: OUP Pakistan, 2009

Synopsis

The emerging need for English as an international language for higher education, work, as well as business and trade in South Asia is posing a number of challenges for language planners, educationists, teachers and students. This book authored by some of the leading specialists and practitioners in the field is a timely addition to the learning and teaching of English as a second or foreign language. The book provides insights into the complex issue of language planning and makes recommendations for a bilingual education policy in which English, the national language and the ethnic languages are part of a framework that leads to additive bilingualism thus enriching the verbal repertoire of South Asians for various purposes, and providing them equal opportunities to access higher education and employment. This volume is also a valuable resource for educationists and teachers equipping them with the latest approaches and methodologies in teaching English as well as useful strategies for managing large classes, developing educational materials, as well as assessments that are suitable for learners in South Asia.

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About the Author

DR SABIHA MANSOOR is presently Professor & Dean, Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan. She has a Ph.D. in Education and a Master's degree in TEFL from Reading University, UK as well as a Master's degree in English Literature from Punjab University. NASREEN HUSSAIN is an Associate Professor at the Aga Khan University Centre of English Language. ALIYA SIKANDAR is an Assistant Professor at the Aga Khan University Centre of English Language. She has worked there for the last 18 years as faculty. She has an MA in English Literature from the University of Karachi; MA TESOL from the University of London; RSA COTE from Cambridge University. NASREEN M. AHSAN is an Associate Professor at the Aga Khan University Centre of English Language. Her educational qualifications are: MA (Eng. Lit.) Dhaka, Bangladesh; MEd (TESOL) Leeds, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Pakistan
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195476514
• ISBN 13: 9780195476514
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 350
• Editor: Sabiha Mansoor, Aliya Sikander, Nasreen Ahsan