Men and Masculinities in Global English Language Teaching

by R. Appleby

Overview

This book draws on a range of sources, including tales of castaways, fictional narratives, and interviews with teachers in conversation schools and universities in Japan, to explore many current concerns around teacher identity, gender, and intercultural sexuality in global English language teaching.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137331809
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	12/10/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	190
File size:	524 KB

About the Author

Roslyn Appleby is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Her research on English language teaching has been published widely, and is the topic of her book ELT, Gender and International Development. Her current research interests include gender and heterosexuality, language teaching and militarisation, and political discourse analysis.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Masculinity and Heterosexuality in English Language Teaching 2. Masculinities: Key Concepts for English language teaching 3. Masculine Histories 4. Fictional Masculinities 5. Introduction to empirical studies of Western men in Japan 6. Embodied Masculinities 7. Married and Single Masculinities 8. Professional Masculinities 9. Conclusion